[hen-ui-dynamic-experience placement=”aboveTheFold” /] [hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]Virginia boasts a long, rich history of higher education. Founded in 1693, the College of William and Mary educated several early U.S. leaders, including Thomas Jefferson and George Washington.[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]Jefferson went on to establish the University of Virginia, and many other Virginia colleges honor the state’s history.[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]Today, [hen-ui-link href=”https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d17/tables/dt17_317.20.asp?current=yes/” target=”_blank”]Virginia’s 124 degree–granting colleges and universities[/hen-ui-link] provide a wide range of opportunities, including numerous online programs. Government support for online learning starts in high school; the Virginia [hen-ui-link href=”https://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?121+ful+SB489ER/” target=”_blank”]legislature requires[/hen-ui-link] all high school students to take at least one online course to graduate.[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]Many online colleges in Virginia, including the the state’s flagship schools, collaborate to offer innovative online programs through the [hen-ui-link href=”https://ecva.blogs.wm.edu/”]Electronic Campus of Virginia[/hen-ui-link]. Community college students may take online courses through any of the 24 participating [hen-ui-link href=”https://thebestschools.org/rankings/online-colleges/”]VCCS schools[/hen-ui-link]. Virginia also participates in the Southern Regional Education Board’s Electronic Campus, a cooperative effort that offers online courses to students throughout the southern U.S.[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-text variant=”b4″]The result of these collaborative efforts is a flourishing system of online schools in Virginia. The [hen-ui-link href=”https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2014/2014023.pdf/” target=”_blank”]federal government reports[/hen-ui-link] that 35% of students enrolled in Virginia colleges and universities took some or all their courses online. According to the [hen-ui-link href=”https://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/2017-18-state-tuition-and-fees-public-four-year-institutions-state-and-five-year-percentage/” target=”_blank”]College Board[/hen-ui-link], the average in–state tuition rate was $12,820, and the average out–of–state rate was $33,270.[/hen-ui-text] [hen-ui-heading variant=”h2″]The Best Online Colleges in Virginia[/hen-ui-heading] [hen-ui-grid columns-md=”2″ gap=”md”] [/hen-ui-grid] [hen-ui-section-header title=”Popular with our students.” /] [hen-ui-article-row variant=”2-col” ids=”970,1538,905″][/hen-ui-article-row]