CENTRAL VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE I-8

3506 Wards Rd.
Lynchburg, VA 24502-2498
Tel: (434)832-7600
Admissions: (434)832-7630
Fax: (434)386-4700
Web Site: http://www.cvcc.vccs.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Virginia Community College System. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1966. Setting: 104-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $1.7 million. Total enrollment: 4,741. Students come from 11 states and territories, 1% from out-of-state, 42% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required for some: high school transcript, interview. Placement: ACT ASSET or ACT COMPASS required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $1641 full-time, $63.70 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $5,179 full-time, $209.65 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $56 full-time, $4.65 per credit hour part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 12 open to all. Most popular organizations: Black Student Union, Data Processing Management Association, Radiology Club, Phi Theta Kappa, Respiratory Club. Major annual events: Semi-Annual Picnic, graduation. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. College housing not available. Bedford Learning Resources Center with 37,000 books, 230 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 130 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See Lynchburg College.