by our College Data Analytics Team
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Patrick Henry Community College was awarded 8 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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College Factual ranked Patrick Henry as #711 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Patrick Henry held the #1,537 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Patrick Henry also holds the #18 spot on the Best Colleges in Virginia ranking.
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Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Patrick Henry Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at Patrick Henry Community College is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Patrick Henry Community College is 34%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Patrick Henry Community College is 64%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,050 undergraduates at Patrick Henry with 1,026 being full-time and 1,024 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Patrick Henry, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Patrick Henry, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $10,616 a year. That adds up to $42,464 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Patrick Henry are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 645 Patriot Avenue, Martinsville, VA 24112 |
| Phone: | 276-656-0200 |
| Website: | www.patrickhenry.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 452 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 37 | NA |
| Nursing | 30 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 27 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 20 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 18 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 15 | NA |
| Industrial Production Technology | 14 | NA |
| Business Support & Assistant Services | 12 | NA |
| Electronics Maintenance & Repair | 12 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 1,270 students took at least one online class at Patrick Henry Community College. This is a decrease from the 1,374 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,270 | 490 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,374 | 599 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,565 | 617 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,535 | 440 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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