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Virginia Peninsula Community College

Hampton, Virginia Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Hampton, Virginia, Virginia Peninsula Community College is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 6,410 students in fall 2024. It is part of Virginia Community College System.

Virginia Peninsula Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 43 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, Social Sciences, General, and Biological and Physical Sciences. It awarded 1,036 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 17 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 58% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 24 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
6,410
Students enrolled
58%
First-year retention
1,036
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
43
Programs and majors
24:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 43

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 2
Health Professions 9
Social Sciences 1
Business, Management and Marketing 4
Engineering Technologies 6
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Engineering 2
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Communications Technologies 1
Education 1
Precision Production 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
58%
First-year retention, part-time students
39%
Student-to-faculty ratio
24:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
648
Certificates under 1 year
172
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
216

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
6,410
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,410
Full-time, fall 2024
27%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
9,115
Full-time, 2024-25
23%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
58%
Men
42%
White
42%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
29%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
8%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
17
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
38%
Students taking some online courses
33%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Virginia Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Towuanna Porter Brannon
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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