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Area Colleges & Universities
Roanoke County is located within 60 miles of 25 colleges and universities, many of which are national award-winners in academics, research, and the arts.
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Hollins University
Founded in 1842, Hollins University is a distinguished private liberal arts university for women.
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Radford University
Radford University is a comprehensive public university of approximately 9,400 students that has received national recognition for many of its undergraduate and graduate academic programs, as well as its sustainability initiatives.
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Radford University Carilion
Radford University Carilion (RUC) is a healthcare educational site, located in Roanoke Community Hospital, and be part of the expanding healthcare campus that includes the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. The RUC brand is reflective of the unique health sciences educational experience that Radford University provides to students and is founded upon an enduring and evolving 30-year partnership with Carilion Clinic.
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Roanoke College
Roanoke College was founded in 1842 as a liberal arts college, but currently it has a coed student body of approximately 2,000 students from 42 states and 32 countriesb and a tenure-track faculty of approximately 131.
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The Roanoke Higher Education Center
The Roanoke Higher Education Center offers over 200 programs of study through the Center's partner organizations.
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Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing students to be leaders and problem-solvers. As the commonwealth’s most comprehensive university and its leading research institution, Virginia Tech offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to more than 34,000 students.
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Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Collectively called Virginia Tech Carilion (VTC), the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute leverages Virginia Tech’s world-class strength in basic sciences, bioinformatics, and engineering with Carilion Clinic’s highly experienced medical staff and rich history in medical education.
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Virginia Western Community College
Virginia Western Community College (WVCC) is a two-year public institution of higher education operating under the Virginia Community College System, a statewide system of community colleges.
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Vocational Education
The public schools in the Roanoke Valley offer a full range of Vocational and Technical Education for both students and adults, including apprenticeships and college credit.