West Virginia Community Colleges Average Statistics

There are 26 community colleges (2-4 years colleges, offer Associate degree/program dominantly) located in West Virginia - 13 schools are public and 13 private. 24 community colleges in West Virginia have the open admission policy with some application requirements such as high school diploma and certificate of attendance. The average acceptance rate of schools without open admission policies is 100.00% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 32.65%.
Total 17,137 students are attending West Virginia community colleges and, among them, 6,271 students enrolled online exclusively. 13 schools offer online degree/programs out of West Virginia community colleges. The following table summarizes the average statistics for key academic facts for the academic year 2023-2024.
West Virginia Community Colleges Average Statistics (2023-2024)
Number of Schools26 community colleges (13 public, 13 private)
Open Admission Policy24 out of 26 schools
Acceptance Rate100.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)32.65%
Tuition & Fees$5,455 West Virginia Residents
$11,720 out-of-state Students
Financial Aid Amounts$5,900
Student PopulationTotal 17,137 (659 on average)
Online Student PopulationTotal 6,271 (482 on average) in 13 schools offering online classes)
Graduation Rate54.96%
Transfer-out Rate8.17%
Student to Faculty Ratio14.62 to 1
Salary After 10 Years of Graduation$25,175

West Virginia Community Colleges Comparison - Ranking and Key Facts

West Virginia Northern Community College is ranked first among West Virginia community colleges and Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College and Valley College-Beckley are second and third position in the ranking. The average tuition & fees of the schools are $5,455 for West Virginia residents and $11,720 for out-of-state students. The following table compares the West Virginia community colleges with average key statistics by ranking.
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2024 Tuition & Academic Comparison Between Community Colleges in West Virginia
WV RankNameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidAverage Earning after 10 Years of GraduationStudent PopulationGraduation RateStudent to Faculty Ratio
West Virginia ResidentsOut-of-State
2 West Virginia Northern Community CollegeWheeling, WV
$4,544$12,728 $4,813 $30,200 1,222 31% 11 to 1
3 Southern West Virginia Community and Technical CollegeMount Gay, WV
$4,944$7,560 $6,438 $29,500 1,365 26% 16 to 1
4 Valley College-BeckleyBeckley, WV
$15,995 $5,108 $23,100 152 53% 24 to 1
5 West Virginia Junior College-MorgantownMorgantown, WV
$14,313 $7,376 $24,000 525 76% 17 to 1
6 Pierpont Community and Technical CollegeFairmont, WV
$5,594$13,262 $6,360 - 1,460 37% 14 to 1
7 West Virginia Junior College-CharlestonCross Lanes, WV
$14,544 $11,175 $22,300 225 83% 13 to 1
8 Mountain State CollegeParkersburg, WV
$8,665 $9,696 $19,200 20 88% 12 to 1
9 New River Community and Technical CollegeBeaver, WV
$5,158$8,140 $6,535 - 1,007 36% 12 to 1
10 Mountwest Community and Technical CollegeHuntington, WV
$4,818$12,004 $5,948 - 1,273 19% 11 to 1
11 Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical CollegeMoorefield, WV
$4,288$8,680 $6,416 - 376 36% 6 to 1
12 Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegeMartinsburg, WV
$4,344$7,848 $3,199 - 4,247 35% 13 to 1
13 Martinsburg CollegeMartinsburg, WV
$11,091 $4,841 - 2,505 51% 56 to 1
14 BridgeValley Community & Technical CollegeSouth Charleston, WV$5,282$11,748 $5,344 - 1,634 22% 11 to 1
- Boone Career and Technical CenterFoster, WV$5,000$5,000 $4,400 $0 48 83% 6 to 1
- Fred W Eberle Technical CenterBuckhannon, WV
$10,000$10,000 $3,069 $38,700 86 80% 20 to 1
- Charleston School of Beauty CultureCharleston, WV
$9,000 $7,680 $19,600 55 41% 7 to 1
- Huntington Junior CollegeHuntington, WV
$10,050 $5,485 $20,300 147 20% 19 to 1
- Morgantown Beauty College IncMorgantown, WV
$20,502 $4,625 $23,800 79 73% 9 to 1
- Huntington School of Beauty CultureHuntington, WV$14,400 $2,515 - 108 36% 22 to 1
- International Beauty School 4Martinsburg, WV
$25,000 $6,098 $20,900 79 85% 18 to 1
- Roane-Jackson Technical CenterLeroy, WV
$3,970$3,970 $5,298 $30,500 26 100% 7 to 1
- Carver Career CenterCharleston, WV
$7,097$7,097 $6,887 $28,400 155 93% 14 to 1
- Scott College of CosmetologyWheeling, WV
$14,508 - $19,600 14 - 6 to 1
- West Virginia Junior College-BridgeportBridgeport, WV
$14,747 $7,431 $22,300 146 53% 12 to 1
- Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage TherapyClarksburg, WV
$18,000 $5,426 $16,100 61 32% 12 to 1
- Mercer County Technical Education CenterPrinceton, WV
$5,877$5,877 $5,330 $37,400 122 85% 12 to 1
Average$5,455$11,720 $5,900$25,175659 54.96%14.62 to 1
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