Consequently, New River serves an area including Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, and Webster Counties.

In addition to the Raleigh County Campus in Beaver, a full range of community college programs and services are offered at the Greenbrier Valley Campus (located in Lewisburg), at the Nicholas County Campus (located in Summersville), and at the Advanced Technology Center (located in Ghent).

The college's Center for Workforce and Business Development offers a variety of customized training and workforce development programs that address the training needs of employers within the college's designated service district.

During the past decade, programs and training have been provided that impact more than 7,000 employees from more than sixty companies.

Additionally, in partnership with local vocational centers, the Region 1 Workforce Investment Board, and other educational partners, New River designs customized certificate programs that emphasize industries and skills in which participants can obtain employment quickly and help to alleviate workforce shortages in critical industries that are targeted for growth and economic impact.