throughout the region that host nationally and internationally recognized music acts, including the Roanoke Civic Center, the Jefferson Center, the Salem Civic Center, Roanoke College Gymnasium, and Lane Stadium at Virginia Tech. Smaller venues also host traveling music acts as well as the growing local music scene. Education There are 11 institutes of higher education in the Roanoke Region. Colleges and universities include: ECPI University Ferrum College Hollins University Radford University Carilion (formerly Jefferson College of Health Sciences) Mountain Gateway Community College (formerly Dabney S. Lancaster Community College) National College Radford University Roanoke College Southern Virginia University Virginia Tech Virginia Western Community College The Roanoke Higher Education Center, located in Downtown Roanoke, is the satellite campus for a number of Virginia colleges and universities. References External links Roanoke Regional Partnership Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau NewVa Corridor Technology Council Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce New River Valley Economic Development Alliance The Roanoke Times Regions of Virginia