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New River Community College

Dublin, Virginia Public 2-year Town

Overview

New River Community College is a public two-year institution in Dublin, Virginia. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 4,254 students in fall 2024. It is part of Virginia Community College System.

New River Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 39 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, and Welding Technology. It awarded 952 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 11 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 68% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 33 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
4,254
Students enrolled
68%
First-year retention
952
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
39
Programs and majors
33:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 39

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
Engineering Technologies 6
Business, Management and Marketing 4
Precision Production 2
Health Professions 7
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Construction Trades 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Engineering 1
Education 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 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
68%
First-year retention, part-time students
54%
Student-to-faculty ratio
33:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
445
Certificates under 1 year
421
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
75
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
11

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,254
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,254
Full-time, fall 2024
35%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,021
Full-time, 2024-25
27%
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
48%
Men
52%
White
76%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
11
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
32%
Students taking some online courses
30%

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
Robert Brandon
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
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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