Colleges in Colonial Heights Virginia

County: Colonial Heights city

Incorporated: 1948

Land Area: 7.48 square miles

Population Density: 2377 people per square mile

Population: 17,768

Population change since 2000: 5.20%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (88.3%), Black (6.3%), Hispanic (1.6%), Korean (1.0%), Two or more races (1.0%), Other race (0.6%), Asian Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries (City): English (17.6%), United States (14.5%), German (12.0%), Irish (10.1%), Italian (3.4%), Scottish (2.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Richmond, VA (19.4 miles , pop. 197,790)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Norfolk, VA (68.2 miles , pop. 234,403)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (225.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550)

Nearest cities: Ettrick, VA (1.4 miles ), Petersburg, VA (1.8 miles ), Fort Lee, VA (2.0 miles ), Matoaca, VA (2.1 miles ), Hopewell, VA (2.4 miles ), Chester, VA (2.6 miles ), Chesterfield Court House, VA (3.1 miles ), Bellwood, VA (3.2 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in Colonial Heights: Technical Center Heliport

Colonial Heights Compared to State Average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.

Median age above state average.

Foreign-born population percentage below state average.

Length of stay since moving in above state average.

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

High school or higher: 83.70%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.00%

Graduate or professional degree: 6.50%

Colleges/Universities in Colonial Heights:

COLONIAL HEIGHTS BEAUTY ACADEMY

Full-time enrollment: 21, Location: 1851 SOUTHPARK BLVD, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Colonial Heights:

VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY

about 5 miles, PETERSBURG, VA, Full-time enrollment: 3,641

JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 5 miles, CHESTER, VA, FT enrollment: 2,520

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND

about 19 miles, RICHMOND, VA, FT enrollment: 3,756

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

about 21 miles, RICHMOND, VA, FT enrollment: 18,753

J SARGEANT REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 26 miles, RICHMOND, VA, FT enrollment: 4,906

COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY

about 37 miles, WILLIAMSBURG, VA, FT enrollment: 7,133

CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY

about 52 miles, NEWPORT NEWS, VA, FT enrollment: 4,432