The Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center (SVHEC) delivers higher education to rural areas of southwest Virginia, northeast Tennessee, western North Carolina and western Kentucky. Through collaboration and resource sharing, several of Virginia's leading colleges and universities provide degree programs for part-time and non-traditional students primarily during evening hours and on weekends. Distance education and on-line courses are central to the delivery of over sixty degree programs available at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center.

SVHEC colleges and universities include:

• Emory & Henry College
• King College
• Old Dominion University
• Radford University
• University of Virginia
• University of Virginia's College at Wise
• Virginia Commonwealth University
• Virginia Highlands Community College
• Virginia Intermont College
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)

For more information on the degree and certificate programs available, browse to Degree Programs, or Search Courses.