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Patrick & Henry Community College

Martinsville, Virginia Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Patrick & Henry Community College is a public two-year institution based in Martinsville, Virginia. Its campus is in a rural area. It enrolled 1,908 students in fall 2024. It is part of Virginia Community College System.

Patrick & Henry Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 41 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, and Welding Technology. It awarded 668 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 62% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,908
Students enrolled
62%
First-year retention
668
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
41
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 41

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 6
Precision Production 2
Health Professions 10
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Social Sciences 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Education 2
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Visual and Performing Arts 3

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
62%
First-year retention, part-time students
39%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
374
Certificates under 1 year
146
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
148

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,908
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,908
Full-time, fall 2024
51%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,443
Full-time, 2024-25
42%
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
56%
Men
44%
White
54%
Hispanic or Latino
14%
Black or African American
24%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
5%
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
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
30%
Students taking some online courses
51%

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Virginia Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Greg Hodges
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, 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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