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By ANGELA WOODFORD
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

Published: October 14, 2007

Thousands of residents across the commonwealth turn to community colleges for training and education. Approximately 240,342 students took at least one credited course during the 2006-07 academic year.

At Virginia’s 23 community colleges located on 40 campuses students can earn a two-year degree that transfers to most state universities. Many community colleges also allow high school students to earn college credits.

The 2007-08 tuition for in-state students is $76.65 per credit hour, plus a system-wide $3.50-per-credit-hour technology fee. For a student taking 30 credit hours per year, that totals $ 2,404.50.

For out-of-state students, who comprise six percent of the system’s enrollment, tuition is $248.80 per credit hour, plus the $3.50-per-credit-hour technology fee and a $2.20-per-credit-hour capital fee. Yearly, that comes to $7,635 for 30 credit hours.

The list below gives college locations, annual enrollment figures (includes any student enrolled in at least one course), telephone numbers, and communities served by each school.

Blue Ridge: Weyers Cave, (540) 234-9261, with 5,729 students. Serves Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro and the counties of Augusta, Highland and Rockingham.

Central Virginia: Lynchburg, (434) 832-7600, with 6,986 students. Serves Lynchburg, Bedford and the counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford and Campbell.

Dabney S. Lancaster: Clifton Forge, (540) 863-2800, with 2,000 students. Serves Buena Vista, Clifton Forge, Covington, Lexington and the counties of Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge and the northern portion of Botetourt.

Danville: Danville, (434) 797-2222, with 6,118 students. Serves Danville, part of South Boston, Pittsylvania County and part of Halifax County.

Eastern Shore: Melfa, (757) 789-1789, with 1,106 students. Serves the counties of Accomack and Northampton.

Germanna: Locust Grove, (540) 423-9030; and Fredericksburg, (540) 891-3000; with 7,308 students. Serves Fredericksburg and the counties of Caroline, Culpeper, Madison, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford and part of King George.

J. Sargeant Reynolds: Three campuses in Richmond, Henrico and Goochland, 371-3000; with 18,059 students. Serves Richmond and the counties of Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Powhatan and part of Louisa.

John Tyler: Chester, (804) 796-4000, and Midlothian, (804) 594-1400; with 10,503 students. Serves Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Petersburg, and the counties of Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Surry and Sussex.

Lord Fairfax: Middletown, (540) 868-7000; Warrenton, (540) 351-1505; and Page (Luray) off-campus center, (540) 843-0722; with 7,987 students. Serves Winchester and the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren.

Mountain Empire: Big Stone Gap, (276) 523-2400, with 4,368 students. Serves Norton and the counties of Lee, Scott, Wise and the western portion of Dickenson.

New River: Dublin, (540) 674-3600, with 6,394 students. Serves Radford and the counties of Floyd, Giles, Montgomery and Pulaski.

Northern Virginia: Alexandria, (703) 845-6200; Annandale, (703) 323-3000; Loudoun, (703) 450-2500; Manassas, (703) 257-6600; Springfield Medical Education Center, (703) 822-6699; and Woodbridge, (703) 878-5700; with 60,982 students. Serves Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, Manassas Park and the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William.

Patrick Henry: Martinsville, (276) 638-8777, with 4,092 students. Serves Martinsville and the counties of Henry, Patrick and the southern part of Franklin.

Paul D. Camp: Franklin, (757) 569-6700; Suffolk, (757) 925-6300; and the Smithfield off-campus center, (757) 925-6340; with 2,276 students. Serves Franklin, Suffolk (south of state Routes 125 and 337) and the counties of Isle of Wight and Southampton.

Piedmont Virginia: Charlottesville, (434) 977-3900, with 6,489 students. Serves Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Nelson, the northern part of Buckingham and part of Louisa.

Rappahannock: Glenns, (804) 758-6700; and Warsaw, (804) 333-6700; with 3,924 students. Serves the counties of Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland and parts of King George.

Southside Virginia: Alberta, (434) 949-1000; and Keysville, (434) 736-2000; with 8,094 students. Serves Emporia, part of South Boston and the counties of Brunswick, Charlotte, Cumberland, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward and the southern part of Buckingham and the eastern part of Halifax.

Southwest Virginia: Richlands, (276) 964-2555, with 5,953 students. Serves the counties of Buchanan, Russell, Tazewell and part of Dickenson.

Thomas Nelson: Hampton, (757) 825-2700; and Williamsburg, (757) 253-4300; 14,170 students. Serves Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, Williamsburg and the counties of James City and York.

Tidewater: Chesapeake, (757) 822-5100; Norfolk, (757) 822-1111; Portsmouth, (757) 822-2121; and Virginia Beach, (757) 822-7100; with 37,771 students. Serves Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach and part of Suffolk (north of state Routes 125 and 337).

Virginia Highlands: Abingdon, (276) 739-2400, with 3,384 students. Serves Bristol, Washington County and western part of Smyth.

Virginia Western: Roanoke, (540) 857-7231, with 12,677 students. Serves Roanoke, Salem and the counties of Craig, Roanoke, the southern part of Botetourt and northern part of Franklin.

Wytheville: Wytheville, (276) 223-4700, with 3,972 students. Serves Galax and the counties of Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Wythe and part of Smyth (Marion and eastward).

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