Editing Charleston, West Virginia (section)

===Colleges and universities===
Charleston hosts a branch campus of [[West Virginia University]] that serves as a clinical campus for the university's medical and dental schools. Students at either school must complete their classwork at the main campus in [[Morgantown, West Virginia|Morgantown]] but can complete their clinical rotations at hospitals in Morgantown, the Eastern Panhandle, or Charleston. Students from [[West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine]] may also complete their clinical rotations at the branch campus after completing their first two academic years at the main campus in [[Lewisburg, WV|Lewisburg]].

Charleston is also home to a 1,000-student private college, the [[University of Charleston]], formerly Morris Harvey College. It is on MacCorkle Avenue, along the banks of the [[Kanawha River]] (directly across from the capitol), in South Ruffner.

In the immediate area are [[West Virginia State University]] in [[Institute, West Virginia|Institute]] and the [[South Charleston, West Virginia|South Charleston]] campus of both the [[BridgeValley Community and Technical College]] and [[Marshall University]]. The region is also home to the Charleston Branch of the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing, an independent program administered by Marshall University providing access to computer numerical control (CNC) equipment for businesses.

[[BridgeValley Community and Technical College]] also has a campus in Montgomery.

Charleston was also home to West Virginia Junior College's Charleston campus until 2020, when it relocated to Cross Lanes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=writer|first=Ryan Quinn Staff|title=WV Junior College leaving longtime Charleston location for Cross Lanes|url=https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/education/wv-junior-college-leaving-longtime-charleston-location-for-cross-lanes/article_9df752ff-afe7-5598-b14f-17ef1139b86d.html|access-date=April 16, 2021|website=Charleston Gazette-Mail|date=August 2, 2020 |language=en|archive-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416191620/https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/education/wv-junior-college-leaving-longtime-charleston-location-for-cross-lanes/article_9df752ff-afe7-5598-b14f-17ef1139b86d.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[WV Junior College]] is accredited by the [[Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools]] to award diplomas and associate degrees. Part of the Kanawha Valley for almost 115 years, WV Junior College was established as Capitol City Commercial College in 1892. It was originally established to train students in secretarial and business skills and has undergone changes in location and curriculum over the years.