Eye on the City A Residential City and College Town Philippi is a safe, peaceful town characterized by well-kept homes and lovely gardens. Residents know their neighbors and feel rescue with emergency medical services and police and fire protection close by. Residents may walk to the main business district, and many enjoy walking from one end of town to the other. Quality of life in Philippi is maintained by a mix of founding families and newer residents who often are employees of government, the college, and health service agencies.
Residents work well together in church and community groups.
The college offers 44 majors leading to the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. Education Excellent educational opportunities are available from pre-schools through college. Of the county's nine pubic schools, seven have been built since 1979. The oldest school building is the high school completed in 1963. The high school is located four miles south of Philippi in the geographical center of the county.