Career Programs at Mercer County Technical Education Center

Mercer County Technical Education Center is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Princeton, West Virginia. Its published tuition & fees of the largest program are $5,517 for the academic year 2019-2020. The school provides 8 vocational programs.

The average earning in 10 years after graduation of the school is $37,400. A total of 76 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 82%. It provides 8 major programs.

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Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at Mercer County Technical Education Center is Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other) and its 2020 tuition & fees are $5,517. For reference, the average tuition for the Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other) program of all trade schools in the United States is $15,757.

The next table shows the largest program information including tuition, books and supplies costs, program length, and average completion time. The average values are computed based on the data from trade schools' information for the corresponding vocational program.

2020 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other)	$5,517	$1,606	1,350 Hours	12 Months
National Average	$15,757	-	1,216 Hours	12.64 Months
Welding Technology/Welder	$943	$370	270 Hours	6 Months
National Average	$9,261	-	748 Hours	8.50 Months
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	$6,850	$487	1,800 Hours	20 Months
National Average	$15,110	-	1,412 Hours	11.91 Months
Electrician	$3,360	$1,426	1,080 Hours	10 Months
National Average	$10,612	-	719 Hours	11.67 Months
Dental Assisting/Assistant	$4,495	$552	1,080 Hours	10 Months
National Average	$14,164	-	418 Hours	8.97 Months

2020 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2019-2020, the average tuition & fees are $5,517 at Mercer County Technical Education Center. The typical cost for purchasing books and supplies for programs is $1,606. The total cost of attendance is $17,203 when a student lives off-campus.

2020 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees	$5,517
Books & Supplies	$1,606
Room & Board	$7,680
Other Living Expenses	$2,400
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)	$17,203

¹Mercer County Technical Education Center does not offer on-campus housing facilities.²The tuition & fees are based on out-of-state rates.

Career and Vocational Programs

Mercer County Technical Education Center offers 5 career courses through 1 Year Certificate, 2 Years Certificate, 2-4 Years Certificate programs. The next table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	1 Year Certificate	2 Years Certificate	4 Years Certificate	Associate's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	1	3	1	NOT OFFERED

Next tables list each career program with offered degrees. The number on each columns denotes the number of completers on the program last year. The numbers includes completers through on-campus classes and partial online classes as well as only online classes.

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Personal And Culinary Services

	1 Year Certificate	2 Years Certificate	4 Years Certificate	Associate's
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED

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Important Statistics

The acceptance ratio at Mercer County Technical Education Center is 80% and graduation rate is 82%. The students to faculty ratio is 11 to 1 an the retention rate is 95%.

Key Academics Stats
Acceptance Rate	80%
Graduation Rate	82%
Retention Rate	95%(full-time), 89% (part-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Student Population	76 Students
Number of Faculties	10 Faculties
Number of Staffs	18 Staffs

Special Learning Opportunities

Mercer County Technical Education Center does not offer online classes (distance learning opportunities) for any degree program. Next table summarizes the special learning opportunities.

Special Learning Opportunities
Online Class	No
ROTC	No
Weekend/Evening College	No
Teacher Certification	No
Study Abroad	No

On-Campus Student Services

Mercer County Technical Education Center provides a number of student services including Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Remedial services	No
Academic/career counseling service	No
Employment services for students	No
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	N/A

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