A college town · College Scorecard

Dublin is home to New River Community College

New River Community College has about 3,166 students on campus. 5 more colleges are within 30 miles.

New River Community College

Colleges in town

degree-granting

Students on campus

3,166

1 for every 1 residents

Residents in college

Below VA (7%)

Net price

$6k

a year after aid

Earnings, 10 yrs

$40k

median

What stands out about college in Dublin

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Affordable for lower-income familiesFamilies earning under $30,000 pay about $4,883 a year at New River Community College after grants.

★ What stands out · What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $48–75k, where Dublin’s median household income ($62K) falls.

Wytheville Community College23.4 mi · Wytheville · sticker $12,111 $5,405a year

New River Community CollegeIn Dublin · sticker $13,864 $7,993a year

Concord University28.1 mi · Athens · sticker $20,434 $10,438a year

Radford University8 mi · Radford · sticker $28,405 $12,069a year

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University17 mi · Blacksburg · sticker $36,951 $17,894a year

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Every college

The college in Dublin

Tap a college for who gets in, what families pay, majors and outcomes.

New River Community College campus · Directions

New River Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,166 on campus Openadmitted$6knet price50%graduate$40kearnings

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting. Dublin’s are named; gray dots are colleges nearby.

New River Community College50% graduate$40k earnings$9k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

Majors

What students study in Dublin

Share of degrees by field, then the biggest programs and what their graduates earn.

Liberal arts 27%Engineering tech 16%Health professions 15%Business 12%Precision production 10%Mechanic & repair 7%Everything else 14%

Biggest programs

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities259 graduates a year · associate

$41k4 yrs out

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing46 graduates a year · associate

$72k4 yrs out

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians43 graduates a year · associate

$85k4 yrs out

Business Administration, Management and Operations28 graduates a year · associate

$56k4 yrs out

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians19 graduates a year · associate

$86k4 yrs out

Computer and Information Sciences, General15 graduates a year · associate

$55k4 yrs out

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions13 graduates a year · associate

—not reported

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians10 graduates a year · associate

—not reported

Town & gown

What it’s like to live in Dublin

How much the college shapes the town, and the pages a student or a new neighbor needs.

3 of every 100 Dublin residents are in college (VA: 7).

3,166students on campus, next to 2,671 residents (dorm students count as residents)

39.7median age · VA 39

59%of homes rented · VA 33%

$756median rent · 52% below the state

Dublin, VA

Housing$250K typical home SafetySafety Grade B HealthHealth Grade C+Climate24° January low · 84° July high HandbookTrash day, parking, who to call

Within reach

More colleges near Dublin

Colleges within 30 miles of the center of Dublin, beyond its own.

University or collegeCommunity college

Radford UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Radford

8 mi5,864 students

Edward Via College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Blacksburg

16.9 mi2,596 students

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Blacksburg

17 mi36,796 students

Wytheville Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Wytheville

23.4 mi1,541 students

Concord UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Athens

28.1 mi1,244 students

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Dublin. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.