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Education in Charleston (West Virginia)
Education in Charleston (West Virginia)
Charleston has three newspapers published under the umbrella corporation of Charleston Newspapers, 1001 Virginia Street E, +1-800-WVA-NEWS (982-6397):
- The Charleston Gazette, . Daily weekday paper, published in some form since 1873.
- Charleston Daily Mail, . Daily afternoon newspaper.
- Sunday Gazette-Mail, . Sunday paper jointly published by the Gazette and the Daily Mail.
The city also has one university within its limits, and a second is in an unincorporated community about 8 miles (13 km) west of downtown. A two-year community college shares its campus with the second university.
- University of Charleston, 2300 MacCorkle Avenue SE, +1 304-357-4750 or +1 800-995-GO-UC (4682), . A private, co-educational, residential university founded in 1888, offering baccalaureate degrees in 29 fields, associate degrees in 5 fields, and master's degrees in business administration and human resource management.
- West Virginia State University, WV Route 25, Institute, +1 800-987-2112 . A public coeducational university founded in 1891 for the state's African American community. Following the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, it transformed from a primarily residential black college to a predominantly commuter college with a heavily white student body, although its administration remains heavily African American to this day. "State", as the school is locally called, offers about 70 different bachelor's degrees in 20 different departments, plus master's degrees in biotechnology and media studies.
- Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College, 102 Cole Complex, Institute, +1 304-766-3118 . A public two-year college located on West Virginia State's campus, KVCTC was founded in 1953 as a unit of State. The two-year college received separate accreditation in 2003 and was separated from State in 2008; it now offers 22 associate's degree programs, 11 certificate programs, and 12 collaborative degree programs.
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