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SCHOOL FOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

As a student in the School for Community and Economic Development, you’ll learn to embrace and enhance how people live, learn and work. 

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Explore our hands-on learning opportunities through our majors, minors and graduate programs.

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Did You Know?

94%

of agriculture teachers in West Virginia graduated from WVU.

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“I switched into the Agribusiness Management and Applied Economics program as a sophomore, and I remember thinking, ‘I’m in the right spot.’ My professors taught me what I was worth and how to communicate to employers all that I had already done and where I wanted to go in my career, which helped me land a full-time job before graduation.”

— Matt Stanislav, Class of 2024 | Rockville, MD

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Opportunities abound for prospective and current students to receive scholarships and other financial aid, get involved in and around campus, and find your home at WVU.

Place and Spaces

Learning goes beyond the classroom here.

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Landscape Architecture Studio

A collaborative, hands-on workspace where students immerse themselves in the creative process of design. With 24/7 access to the studio, students are able to engage deeply with their projects on their own schedules, allowing for a flexible, self-directed approach to learning.

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Agricultural Mechanics Laboratory

A dynamic, hands-on learning environment where students build technical skills through active engagement in woodworking, welding, masonry, plumbing, and electrical systems. The lab is designed to mirror real-world agricultural and industrial settings.

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Community-Based Field experiences

These experiences offer immersive learning opportunities that bridge academic study with real-world impact. Through placements in K–12 classrooms, county Extension offices, nonprofit organizations and municipal planning efforts, students gain direct experience in teaching, outreach, facilitation and civic engagement.

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