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BridgeValley Community & Technical College

South Charleston, West Virginia Public 2-year Midsize suburb

Overview

BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a public two-year institution based in South Charleston, West Virginia. Its campus is in a midsize suburban area. It enrolled 1,927 students in fall 2024. It is part of West Virginia Community and Technical College System.

BridgeValley Community & Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 75 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Construction Engineering Technology/Technician, and Science Technologies/Technicians, Other. It awarded 418 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 47% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,927
Students enrolled
47%
First-year retention
418
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
75
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 75

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 21
Engineering Technologies 13
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Science Technologies 2
Computer and Information Sciences 6
Business, Management and Marketing 11
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Precision Production 2
Construction Trades 3
Communications Technologies 4
Education 2
Engineering 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
47%
First-year retention, part-time students
35%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
385
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
33

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,927
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,927
Full-time, fall 2024
60%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,257
Full-time, 2024-25
51%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
61%
Men
39%
White
90%
Hispanic or Latino
1%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
23%
Students taking some online courses
69%

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
West Virginia Community and Technical College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
President
Casey Sacks
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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