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Colleges near War · College Scorecard

No college in War, but 5 within 30 miles

The closest is Appalachian College of Pharmacy in Oakwood, 19.4 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
19.4 mi
Appalachian College of Pharmacy
Within 30 miles
5
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
22 mi
Southwest Virginia Community College
Students nearby
3,202
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
2%
WV 5%

College from War

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★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near War

Every degree-granting college within 30 miles of the center of War.

10 mi20 mi30 mi Appalachian School of Law Bluefield University Southwest Virginia Community College War
University or collegeCommunity college
Appalachian College of PharmacyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Oakwood
19.4 mi125 students
Southwest Virginia Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Cedar Bluff
22 mi1,416 students
Appalachian School of LawUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Grundy
23.2 mi140 students
Bluefield UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Bluefield
24.1 mi601 students
Bluefield State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Bluefield
24.2 mi920 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.

What it costs

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Family income

Starts at Under $30k, where War’s median household income ($30K) falls.

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.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college near War: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Southwest Virginia Community CollegeBluefield UniversityBluefield State University
Southwest Virginia Community College46% graduate$34k earnings— typical debt
Bluefield University18% graduate$49k earnings$22k typical debt
Bluefield State University37% graduate$38k earnings$18k 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.

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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 War. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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