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Southside Virginia Community College

Alberta, Virginia Public 2-year Remote rural area

Overview

Southside Virginia Community College is a public two-year institution in Alberta, Virginia. Its campus is in a remote rural area. It enrolled 3,306 students in fall 2024. It is part of Virginia Community College System.

Southside Virginia Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 40 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training. It awarded 1,114 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 24 to 1.

Mission

Southside Virginia Community College serves as a gateway to education, training, and employment opportunities by providing relevant and innovative programs responsive to the diverse communities we serve in a student-centered, inclusive learning environment.

Mission statement as reported by Southside Virginia Community College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
3,306
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
1,114
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
40
Programs and majors
24:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 40

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 9
Engineering Technologies 5
Precision Production 1
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Construction Trades 2
Education 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Social Sciences 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
71%
First-year retention, part-time students
51%
Student-to-faculty ratio
24:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
451
Certificates under 1 year
405
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
258

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,306
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,306
Full-time, fall 2024
29%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,410
Full-time, 2024-25
24%
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
63%
Men
37%
White
48%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
37%
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
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
32%
Students taking some online courses
29%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Virginia Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Quentin Johnson
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, Student veteran organization

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