Skip to content
DCC

Danville Community College

Danville, Virginia Public 2-year Town

Overview

Danville Community College is a public two-year institution based in Danville, Virginia. The campus sits in a town setting. It enrolled 2,465 students in fall 2024. It is part of Virginia Community College System.

Danville Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 42 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Child Care Provider/Assistant, and Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. It awarded 951 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 6 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 22 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,465
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
951
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
42
Programs and majors
22:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

Free, no obligation

Request information about Danville Community College

Tell us which programs interest you and we will reply with details on this school and others like it.

  • Tell us the programs you are considering and when you want to start.
  • We reply by email with schools and programs that fit what you told us.
  • We use your details only to respond to your request.
Your plans

Asking about Danville Community College

Add up to five. If yours is not in the list, just type it.

Your details

Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 42

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

Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Engineering Technologies 5
Health Professions 9
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 6
Precision Production 2
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Construction Trades 2
Communications Technologies 1
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Engineering 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1

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
65%
First-year retention, part-time students
40%
Student-to-faculty ratio
22:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
262
Certificates under 1 year
497
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
138
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
54

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,465
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,465
Full-time, fall 2024
39%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,198
Full-time, 2024-25
33%
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
54%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
32%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
6
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
25%
Students taking some online courses
28%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Virginia Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
Dr. Cornelius H. Johnson
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

Similar schools in Virginia

All colleges in Virginia
SVC
Public
Admission
Open
Students
2,364
Retention
61%
Programs
52
CampusOnlineHybrid
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, OtherChild Care Provider/AssistantGeneral Studies +49
RBC
Public

Richard Bland College

South Prince George, VA

Students
2,788
Retention
57%
Programs
9
Awards 2024-25
249
CampusOnlineHybrid
Physical Sciences, GeneralMathematics and Computer ScienceBusiness Administration and Management +6
MEC
Public
Admission
Open
Students
2,116
Retention
64%
Programs
46
CampusOnlineHybrid
Liberal Arts and SciencesLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, OtherEnvironmental Control Technologies/Technicians, Other +43
WCC
Public
Admission
Open
Students
2,107
Retention
73%
Programs
39
CampusOnlineHybrid
Liberal Arts and SciencesLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, OtherElectrician +36
VHC
Public
Admission
Open
Students
2,082
Retention
60%
Programs
48
CampusOnlineHybrid
Liberal Arts and SciencesRegistered NursingLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other +45
RCC
Public
Admission
Open
Students
2,962
Retention
65%
Programs
27
CampusOnlineHybrid
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, OtherLiberal Arts and SciencesLicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training +24
Get matched