Virginia Western Community College

(540) 857-8922
Virginia Western Community College is a two-year public institution of higher education operating under the Virginia Community College System, a statewide system of community colleges. The College operates under the policies established by the State Board for Community Colleges and the Virginia Western Community College Local Advisory Board. Virginia Western is located on a 70-acre campus in southwest Roanoke, VA. The service region of the College includes Roanoke, Salem, Roanoke County, Craig County, southern Botetourt County, and northern Franklin County. The College was established in 1966 and has grown from an initial enrollment of 1,352 to its current annual enrollment of over 10,000 students in credit courses and more than 1,400 enrollments in fast-track workforce and continuing education courses.