Danville Community College
Danville Community College at a Glance
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About Danville Community College
According to Wikipedia, Danville Community College is one of the twenty-three two-year colleges in the Virginia Community College System . It is located in Danville, Virginia. Unlike many of the other VCCS schools, it predates the formation of a statewide body for junior colleges. Its roots began in 1936 as Danville Textile School. In addition, a branch campus of Virginia Tech located in Danville was folded into the college in 1968. Danville Community College also has a baseball team, which won the Virginia Community College System state baseball championships in 2006 and 2007.
Danville Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 65% | 42% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Danville Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $5,140 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $3,806 |
| 30K - 48K | $3,384 |
| 48K - 75K | $5,083 |
| 75K - 110K | $8,967 |
| 110K+ | $11,013 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Danville Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Danville Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $38,327 a year, and 81% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Danville Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 3,307 | 3,307 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Danville Community College?
Danville Community College is located at 1008 S Main St, Danville, VA 24541-4004.
How Safe is Danville Community College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Danville Community College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Danville Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Danville has a violent crime rate of 0.37% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.86%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Danville Community College Known For?
Danville Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Danville Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Danville Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Danville Community College ranks #400 in the U.S. and #743 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesDanville Community College ranks #1228 in the U.S. and #5254 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesDanville Community College ranks #1362 in the U.S. and #7028 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesDanville Community College ranks #3324 in the U.S. and #11972 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine Degrees