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VFIC Statistics

Sources: Direct data from VFIC colleges, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

 

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Includes Graduate Students

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Full time undergraduate students Fall 2008

 

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Chart - Graduate in 4 years

 

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592 Undergraduate Majors
  82  Graduate Degrees

 

 

Diverse disciplines
  • Administration Pharmacy
  • Comparative Literature
  • Biophysics
  • HealthAdministration
  • Arts Management
  • Film/Cinema
  • Italian Language & Literature
  • Sports/Fitness
  • Criminal Justice
  • Forestry
  • Community Organizations
  • Interior Design
  • Engineering
  • Physics Parks and
  • Recreation
  • International Economics
  • Leadership Studies
  • Pre-Law

 

Most popular majors

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Business
Economics
Biology
English

Graduate and Professional Degrees

2    Law Schools
4    MBA Programs
10   Health Science Programs
27   Teacher Education Programs

 

VFIC Colleges Educate Tomorrow's Teachers

13 colleges offer teacher training programs
15 colleges have K-12 outreach programs
16% of alumni pursue careers in education

 

Economic Impact Study

VFIC colleges contribute over $1 billion to Virginia's economy

  • 6,000 jobs statewide
  • Hampden-Sydney, Mary Baldwin, Randolph-Macon, Shenandoah, Sweet Briar, and Washington and Lee are among the top five employers locally.
  • VFIC Colleges are among the top employers in the communities of Amherst, Ashland, Farmville, Lexington, Staunton, and Winchester.
  • A combined payroll of $223 million
  • 21,000 students spend $25 million in local businesses annually.
  • Over 10,000 out-of-state families invest in Virginia's economy
  • Schools receive $500 million in annual revenues.
 
 

 

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College Highlights
Information about our member colleges and links to their sites.

 

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Map & Timeline
View location of member colleges and a timeline of the founding of each of the 15 member colleges

VFIC Statistics
Overall member colleges Information relating to majors, enrollment, graduation rates, etc.


 
  
 

 

    
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