Find Your Best Virginia Colleges & Universities

Within seconds you can have accredited Virginia colleges and universities right at your fingertips. College Connecting has all the top Virginia colleges, universities, online schools, graduate & MBA programs, trade schools and certificate programs to choose from.

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• Accounting
• Advertising, Marketing, PR and Communications
• Aeronautical
• Automotive
• Business
• Certified Nurses Assistant (CNA)
• Computer
• Computer Game Design
• Cosmetology
• Court Reporting
• Criminal Justice
• Culinary
• Dental Assisting
• Dialysis Technician
• Education and Teaching
• Engineering
• Fashion
• Graphics and Design
• Healthcare Management
• Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
• Legal and Paralegal
• Massage Therapy
• Medical Assisting
• Medical Billing and Coding
• Medical Transcription
• Nursing
• Pharmacy Technician
• Phlebotomy
• Psychology and Counseling
• Respiratory Technician and Respiratory Therapy
• Surgical Technician
• Trucking
• Veterinary Technician
• X-Ray Technician and Radiology Technician

Major Virginia Cities

• Arlington
• Chesapeake
• Norfolk
• Richmond
• Virginia Beach

Virginia Job Outlook

Virginia, a large eastern state, offers a great many post-secondary educational opportunities to students. There are roughly twice as many private institutions of higher learning than there are public, but the public schools are generally much larger. The largest school in the state, with around 33,000 students, is George Mason University, a public university near the city of Fairfax. Other public schools include Virginia Commonwealth University (which also has a very large enrollment), Norfolk State University, College of William and Mary, and Longwood University. Examples of Virginia’s numerous private institutions, both secular and religious, include Christendom College, Patrick Henry College, University of Richmond, Shenandoah University, World College, and Hampton University, among many others.

Virginia’s well-balanced economy is very diverse, meaning college graduates have the option to enter a variety of strong industries. Virginia is considered a very wealthy state, and for two years in a row, Forbes Magazine voted Virginia as having the economic climate best suited for business. Important industries in the state include agriculture (especially tobacco, peanuts, hay, and soy) and tourism. Technology is also an extremely important sector, as Virginia has the nation’s highest concentration of technology workers.