Community College enhance the community with their educational and cultural resources. Radford University, the City's largest employer, prepares about 9,000 students in fields such as business administration, accounting, communication, the arts and other fields. Just 20 minutes away the state's largest university, Virginia Tech, offers nationally acclaimed programs in engineering, architecture, agriculture, physics and other graduate and undergraduate disciplines. New River Community College, in nearby Dublin, provides training programs for business and industry, as well as associate degrees in technical and general education. The elementary school has a half-day kindergarten program.
Parents can choose either the morning or the afternoon session.
In addition, there are three church-supported childcare centers, one privately owned childcare center, and another run through the Department of Elementary Education of Radford University. All pre-school facilities can accommodate as many as 300 children per week. The City of Radford operates a dynamic, comprehensive education program for students from kindergarten to twelfth grade. A high school and middle school, accredited by the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges, serve the needs of students in grades 7 - 12. Two elementary schools, a primary and an upper elementary school, provide a sound program for students.