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 $5,477 for the academic year 2020-2021. The school provides 8 vocational programs.

The average earning in 10 years after graduation of the school is $37,400. A total of 87 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 91%. It provides 8 major programs. Below, you can check career and vocational programs and the costs at Mercer County Technical Education Center.

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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 2021 tuition & fees are $5,477. 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.

2021 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)	$5,477	$1,488	1,350 Hours	12 Months
National Average	$15,757	-	1,216 Hours	12.64 Months
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	$5,350	$2,137	1,800 Hours	22 Months
National Average	$15,110	-	1,412 Hours	11.91 Months
Dental Assisting/Assistant	$4,465	$558	1,080 Hours	10 Months
National Average	$14,164	-	418 Hours	8.97 Months
Welding Technology/Welder	$943	$324	270 Hours	6 Months
National Average	$9,261	-	748 Hours	8.50 Months
Electrician	$3,170	$1,521	1,080 Hours	10 Months
National Average	$10,612	-	719 Hours	11.67 Months

2021 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2020-2021, the average tuition & fees are $5,477 at Mercer County Technical Education Center. The typical cost for purchasing books and supplies for programs is $1,488. The total cost of attendance is $17,045 when a student lives off-campus.

2021 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees	$5,477
Books & Supplies	$1,488
Room & Board	$7,680
Other Living Expenses	$2,400
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)	$17,045

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 4 career courses through 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	NOT OFFERED	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.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of program.

Personal And Culinary Services

	1 Year Certificate	2 Years Certificate	4 Years Certificate	Associate's
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED

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Important Statistics

The acceptance ratio at Mercer County Technical Education Center is 82% and graduation rate is 91%. The students to faculty ratio is 13 to 1 an the retention rate is 83%.

Key Academics Stats
Acceptance Rate	82%
Graduation Rate	91%
Retention Rate	83%(full-time), 100% (part-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Student Population	87 Students
Number of Faculties	7 Faculties
Number of Staffs	17 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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