West Virginia

Higher Education

Financial Aid Information

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Free Application for Federal Student Aid

FAFSA

The FAFSA is the key to unlocking financial aid. To receive federal scholarships, grants, and loans students must file the FAFSA each year. State financial aid programs, along with colleges and career schools, may also use the information from students’ FAFSAs to award their scholarships, grants, work-study programs, and loans.

To find out more information please visit studentaid.gov.

College for West Virginia

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CFWV

CFWV houses information for WV-specific grants, scholarships, and other programs that assist with paying for college tuition. Here, you can find deadlines, applications, and requirements for various financial aid programs - some of the most notable being the Promise Scholarship, the West Virginia Higher Education Grant, and the West Virginia Invests Grant.

To find out more information please visit collegeforwv.com.

West Virginia Higher Education Institutions

Listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

Associate’s Colleges

Blue Ridge Community & Technical College

Location: Martinsburg

Website: https://www.blueridgectc.edu

BridgeValley Community & Technical College

Location: Montgomery / South Charleston

Website: https://www.bridgevalley.edu

Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College

Location: Moorefield

Website: https://easternwv.edu

Huntington Junior College

Location: Huntington

Website: https://hjc.edu

Mountwest Community & Technical College

Location: Huntington

Website: https://www.mctc.edu

New River Community & Technical College

Location: Beckley

Website: https://www.newriver.edu

Potomac State College of West Virginia University

Location: Keyser

Website: https://www.potomacstatecollege.edu

Pierpont Community & Technical College

Location: Fairmont

Website: https://www.pierpont.edu

Southern West Virginia Community & Technical College

Location: Mount Gay

Website: https://www.southernwv.edu

Valley College

Location: Beckley / Martinsburg / Princeton

Website: https://valley.edu

West Virginia Junior College

Location: Bridgeport / Charleston / Morgantown

Website: https://www.wvjc.edu

West Virginia Northern Community College

Location: Wheeling

Website: https://www.wvncc.edu

Baccalaureate Colleges

Bethany College

Location: Bethany

Website: https://www.bethanywv.edu

Bluefield State University

Location: Bluefield

Website: https://bluefieldstate.edu

University of Charleston

Location: Charleston

Website: https://www.ucwv.edu

Concord University

Location: Athens

Website: https://www.concord.edu

Davis & Elkins College

Location: Elkins

Website: https://www.dewv.edu

Glenville State University

Location: Glenville

Website: https://www.glenville.edu

West Liberty University

Location: West Liberty

Website: https://westliberty.edu

West Virginia University at Parkersburg

Location: Parkersburg

Website: https://www.wvup.edu

West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Location: Beckley

Website: https://www.wvutech.edu

West Virginia Wesleyan College

Location: Buckhannon

Website: https://www.wvwc.edu

Wheeling University

Location: Wheeling

Website: https://wheeling.edu

Master’s Universities

American Public University System

Location: Charles Town

Website: https://www.apus.edu

Catholic Distance University

Location: Charles Town

Website: https://cdu.edu

Fairmont State University

Location: Fairmont

Website: https://www.fairmontstate.edu

Salem University

Location: Salem

Website: https://www.salemu.edu

Shepherd University

Location: Shepherdstown

Website: https://www.shepherd.edu

West Virginia State University

Location: Institute

Website: https://www.wvstateu.edu

Research Universities

Marshall University

Location: Huntington

Website: https://www.marshall.edu

West Virginia University

Location: Morgantown

Website: https://www.wvu.edu

Special-focus Institutions

Appalachian Bible College

Location: Mount Hope

Website: https://abc.edu

Future Generations University

Location: Franklin

Website: https://www.future.edu

West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Location: Lewisburg

Website: https://www.wvsom.edu