Photo: Roger B Wise · CC BY-SA 3.0West Virginia Junior College-Charleston is 8.8 miles from Winfield
No college sits inside Winfield’s boundary, but West Virginia Junior College-Charleston’s campus in Cross Lanes, with 183 students on campus, is 8.8 miles from the center of town, and BridgeValley Community & Technical College is 15.7 miles away in South Charleston. About 5% of Winfield’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as West Virginia (5%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Winfield. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Winfield
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Winfield
One private college within 8.8 miles, and one public college within 12 miles.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Winfield’s median household income ($103,276) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Winfield: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: West Virginia Junior College-Charleston (2).
Questions about college near Winfield
Is Winfield a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Winfield residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as West Virginia (5). The nearest campus, West Virginia Junior College-Charleston, is 8.8 miles away in Cross Lanes.
What colleges are near Winfield?
Within 15 miles: West Virginia Junior College-Charleston (8.8 miles, 183 students on campus) and West Virginia State University (12 miles, 2,991).
What is the closest community college to Winfield, and what does it cost?
BridgeValley Community & Technical College in South Charleston, 15.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,800 a year for West Virginia residents; the federal net price, $4,565, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does West Virginia State University cost if we live in West Virginia?
Tuition and fees are $9,570 a year in-state and $14,990 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,457 (under $30,000 income) to $17,355 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Winfield. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →