Southside Virginia Community College

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#15304 / #3957
Global Influence / U.S. Influence

Southside Virginia Community College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#3957
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$5,154
Graduation rate
43%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
1,807

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About Southside Virginia Community College

According to Wikipedia, Southside Virginia Community College is a public community college with two campuses in Virginia, one near Alberta in Brunswick County, and the John H. Daniel Campus, just outside Keysville in Charlotte County. It is part of the Virginia Community College System. It was founded in 1970 and has the largest geographic service area of any community college in the state, covering 10 counties and the city of Emporia.

Southside Virginia Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
71%43%

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 Southside Virginia Community College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$5,154
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$9,589
30K - 48K$9,518
48K - 75K$10,105
75K - 110K$13,462
110K+$11,062

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 Southside Virginia Community College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Southside Virginia Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $37,707 a year, and 82% 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.

Southside Virginia Community College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
4,3014,301

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Southside Virginia Community College?

Southside Virginia Community College is located at 109 Campus Drive, Alberta, VA 23821.

How Safe is Southside Virginia Community College?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, Southside Virginia Community College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Southside Virginia Community College has a violent crime rate of 0.03% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. 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).

What Is Southside Virginia Community College Known For?

Southside Virginia Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Southside Virginia Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Southside Virginia 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

Medical
#14494
World Rank
#14495
Historical Rank
#4067
USA Rank

Southside Virginia Community College ranks #4067 in the U.S. and #14494 worldwide for influence in Medical.

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