West Virginia University at Parkersburg enrolls approximately 4,300
students in credit classes and serves an additional 3,000 persons annually in
non-credit classes, seminars, workforce development training and workshops.
Academic credits earned at WVU Parkersburg are transferable to any
institution in the West Virginia higher education state system as well as other
accredited institutions throughout the country. WVU Parkersburg is the only
public community college in West Virginia accredited to offer baccalaureate
degrees. The college's primary service area consists of seven counties in
west-central West Virginia: Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Tyler, Wirt,
and Wood.