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Colleges and Universities
There are seven liberal arts colleges and universities with campuses located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area:
 
Location
Highest Degree Awarded
Christopher Newport University
Newport News
MA, MS
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg
PhD
Hampton University
Hampton
PhD, PharmD
Norfolk State University
Norfolk
PhD, PsyD
Old Dominion University
Norfolk
PhD
Regent University
Virginia Beach
PhD
Virginia Wesleyan College
Norfolk
BS, BA
Ten colleges and universities have branch campus programs serving Newport News residents and employees:
 
Location
Highest Degree Awarded
Averett University
Newport News
MBA, MEd
Bryant and Stratton College
Virginia Beach
BA
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Newport News
BS
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Hampton
MBA, MS
Florida Institute of Technology
Newport News
MBA, MA
George Washington University
Newport News
DSc
Saint Leo University
Newport News
BS, BA
Strayer University
Newport News
MBA, MA
Troy University
Norfolk
MBA, MPA
University of Virginia
Virginia Beach
EdD
World College
(Cleveland Institute of Electronics)
Virginia Beach
BS

The College of William and Mary and Regent University each have law schools. The College of William & Mary also operates the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Also in the region, the Hampton Roads College of Medicine/Eastern Virginia Medical School hosts the internationally acclaimed Jones Institute, known for its work in in-vitro fertilization.

There are two community colleges serving the Newport News region, Thomas Nelson Community College and Tidewater Community College.
Updated: 12.13.07
 
 
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