Virginia Highlands Community College Overview

Located in Abingdon, Virginia, Virginia Highlands Community College is a public institution. Abingdon is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Virginia Highlands Community College Known For?

• The associate's degree is the highest award offered at VHCC.
• In a recent academic period28% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Virginia Highlands Community College?

Contact details for VHCC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	100 Vhcc Drive, Abingdon, VA 24212-0828
Phone:	276-739-2400
Website:	www.vhcc.edu

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How Do I Get Into VHCC?

You can apply to VHCC online at: https://www.apply.vccs.edu/applications/vccs/apply.html?application_id=4097

As long as you submit the requested materials to Virginia Highlands Community College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

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Virginia Highlands Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,086 undergraduate students at VHCC, with 843 being full-time and 1,243 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 843 full-time undergraduates at VHCC, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Virginia Highlands Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	769
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

Virginia Highlands Community College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	139	99	238
Nursing	0	77	0	77
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	37	18	10	65
Precision Metal Working	46	3	0	49
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration	20	8	0	28
Allied Health Professions	8	8	11	27
Health & Medical Administrative Services	26	0	0	26
Criminal Justice & Corrections	18	7	0	25
Industrial Production Technology	17	5	0	22
Mental & Social Health Services	6	7	2	15
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	0	12	12
Business Support & Assistant Services	0	8	2	10
Computer Information Systems	2	7	1	10
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	10	0	0	10
Electronics Engineering Technology	9	0	0	9
Business Administration & Management	1	5	1	7
Hospitality Management	6	0	0	6
American Sign Language	5	0	0	5
Horticulture	1	1	0	2
Computer Software & Applications	1	0	1	2
Human Development & Family Studies	2	0	0	2
Accounting	0	1	0	1
Air Transportation	1	0	0	1
Music	1	0	0	1
Agricultural Economics & Business	0	0	0	0
Environmental Control Technology	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	217	294	139	650

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.