Changing Lives
Through Higher
Educational
Opportunities​
Championing independent higher education throughout the state of West Virginia.
6,406
Students @ WVICU Institutions
1,211
First Generation
College Grads
2,424
In-State
Students
6
Member Institutions
ABOUT WVICU
WVICU serves six not-for-profit member institutions.
Our mission is to advance collectively the interests of West Virginia's independent colleges and universities and their students.
WE SERVE
WVICU institutions serve 6,406 students including 2,424 West Virginia residents. 1,211 are first-generation college students.
WE BELONG
The total estimated annual economic impact of WVICU members is $233 million.
WE ACHIEVE
The average four-year graduation rate at WVICU institutions is 11% higher than WV’s public institutions; and the six-year graduation rate is 6% higher.
OUR DONORS
WVICU gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the following Circle of Vision Scholarship Program sponsors:
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AEP Foundation
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Antero Foundation
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Carbon Fuel Foundation
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Cecil I. Walker Charitable Trust
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Council of Independent Colleges through its UPS Educational Endowment Fund
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Council of Independent Colleges Scholarship Challenge Grant
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Driehorst Family Foundation
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Jeanne Hamilton & Lawson Hamilton, Jr. Family Foundation
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Highmark WV Charitable Fund for Health
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Madge Douds Trust
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The Bernard H. and Blanche E. Jacobson Foundation
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The Maier Foundation, Inc.
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The Bernard McDonough Foundation, Inc.
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Nutting Foundation
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Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
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The W. E. Stone Foundation
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The H.B. Wehrle Foundation
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WVICU Legacy Endowment Scholarship Fund
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United Bank
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Wesbanco Bank