Higher Education

Southside Virginia Community College

Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) has two main campuses local to Mecklenburg County: Alberta (Brunswick County) and Keysville (Charlotte County). In addition, SVCC offers a wide variety of classes through its satellite locations, including South Hill and Chase City. SVCC offers Associates Degrees in university parallel, technical, vocational and community service programs. SVCC partners with 4-year colleges, such as Old Dominion University for easy transfer into 4-year programs.

For more on SVCC’s workforce training programs, see 
southside.edu.

Longwood University

Longwood University, located in nearby Farmville, Virginia, offers over 100 undergraduate, graduate, and minor programs and has been recognized by USA Today and U.S. News and World Report for its level of education. Many classes can also be taken at the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center in South Boston, Virginia.


www.longwood.edu

Other Institutions:

Area Two Year Colleges

50 Mile Radius

Halifax Community College	Weldon, NC
Louisburg College	Louisburg, NC
Piedmont Community College	Roxboro, NC
Southside Va. Community College	Alberta, VA
Vance-Granville Community College	Henderson, NC

100 Mile Radius

31 Additional Two Year Colleges…

Area Four Year Colleges

50 Mile Radius

Halifax Community College	Weldon, NC
Hampden-Sydney College	Hampden Sydney, VA
Longwood University	Farmville, VA
Louisburg College	Louisburg, NC
Piedmont Community College	Roxboro, NC

 100 Mile Radius

Averett University	Danville, VA
Barton College	Wilson, NC
Bennett College	Greensboro, NC
Campbell University	Blues Creek, NC
Chowan University	Murfreesboro, NC
College of William and Mary	Williamsburg, VA
Duke University	Durham, NC
East Carolina University	Greensville, NC
Elon University	Elon, NC
Ferrum College	Ferrum, VA
Greensboro College	Greensboro, NC
Guilford College	Greensboro, NC
Liberty University	Lynchburg, VA
Lynchburg College	Lynchburg, VA
Meredith College	Raleigh, NC
NC Agricultural & Technical State University	Greensboro, NC
NC Central University	Durham, NC
NC State University	Raleigh, NC
NC Wesleyan College	Rocky Mount, NC
Peach College	Raleigh, NC
Randolph College	Lynchburg, VA
Randolph-Macon College	Ashland, VA
Shaw University	Raleigh, NC
Southern Virginia University	Buena Vista, VA
St. Augustines’s College	Raleigh, NC
Sweet Briar College	Sweet Briar, VA
University of NC at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill , NC
University of NC at Greensboro	Greensboro, NC
University of Richmond	Richmond, VA
Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond, VA
Virginia State University	Petersburg, VA
Virginia Union University	Richmond, VA
Virginia University of Lynchburg	Lynchburg, VA
William Peace University	Raleigh, NC