Colleges and Universities in West Virginia

There are 43 schools in West Virginia that accept the West Virginia Higher Education grant. That's 43 opportunities for you to go to college, earn your degree and score a job that brings in some serious cash. If you're a GEAR UP student, you can also use the GEAR UP Incentive Award at the schools listed below:

Four-Year Public Schools

Bluefield State College
Concord University
Fairmont State University
Glenville State College
Marshall University
Shepherd University
West Liberty University
West Virginia State University
Potomac State College of WVU
West Virginia University
West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Two-Year Public Schools

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
Bridgemont Community and Technical College
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College
Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College
Mountwest Community and Technical College
New River Community and Technical College
Pierpont Community and Technical College
Southern WV Community and Technical College
West Virginia Northern Community College
West Virginia University at Parkersburg

Independent Schools

Alderson-Broaddus College
Appalachian Bible College
Bethany College
Davis & Elkins College
Ohio Valley University
University of Charleston
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Wheeling Jesuit University

Proprietary (For-Profit) Schools

Everest Institute
Huntington Junior College
Mountain State College (Parkersburg)
Mountain State School of Massage
Mountain State University (Beckley)
Salem International University
Valley College-Beckley, Princeton and Martinsburg
WV Business College
WV Junior College-Bridgeport
WV Junior College-Charleston
WV Junior College-Morgantown


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West Virginia GEAR UP is coordinated by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission.