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Mountain Gateway Community College

Clifton Forge, Virginia Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Mountain Gateway Community College is a public two-year institution based in Clifton Forge, Virginia. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 989 students in fall 2024. It is part of Virginia Community College System.

Mountain Gateway Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 42 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, Registered Nursing, and Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician. It awarded 315 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 60% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
989
Students enrolled
60%
First-year retention
315
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
42
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

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 4
Health Professions 5
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Engineering Technologies 4
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Construction Trades 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Precision Production 1
Education 1
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Social Sciences 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Engineering 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 2
Visual and Performing Arts 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
60%
First-year retention, part-time students
54%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
123
Certificates under 1 year
77
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
115

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
989
Undergraduates, fall 2024
989
Full-time, fall 2024
24%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,275
Full-time, 2024-25
19%
Size category
Under 1,000 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
81%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
11%
Students taking some online courses
36%

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Virginia Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
President
Dr. John Rainone
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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