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West Virginia Northern Community College

West Virginia Northern Community College

Wheeling, WV · City · 1,014 students
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$5,329
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
31%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
38% typical
$30,162
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$40,141 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
76% typical · not scored
Accredited by Higher Learning Commission
About

West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) in Wheeling is highly regarded for providing affordable, career-focused education, particularly through its renowned programs in Culinary Arts, Nursing, and Allied Health. The student experience is characterized by a supportive, tight-knit commuter culture featuring small class sizes, personalized faculty instruction, and active student organizations. Distinctively, the urban Wheeling campus is anchored by the beautifully restored 1908 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad passenger station, blending historic regional heritage with state-of-the-art learning labs. This unique setting, paired with robust local industry partnerships, ensures graduates benefit from seamless, direct pathways into the Upper Ohio Valley workforce or four-year institutions.


Wikipedia:West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) is a public community college with its main campus in downtown Wheeling, West Virginia. Established in 1972, WVNCC serves all six counties in West Virginia's Northern Panhandle. It is part of the West Virginia Community and Technical College System.

Location
Wheeling, WV, 26003-3699 · City campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
PIT · Pittsburgh
39 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$4,706$12,698
Books & supplies$1,658$1,658
Cost of attendance$13,512$21,504 est.
Average net price$5,329Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$12,698
In-state: $4,706
Books & supplies$1,658
Cost of attendance$21,504 est.
In-state: $13,512
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $5,329
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$3,911
$30–48k
$3,946
$48–75k
$6,627
$75–110k
$9,201
$110k+
$12,332
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
31%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
34% graduated · 23% transferred · 2% still enrolled · 42% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$31,298
10 yrs after entry$30,162
Debt
Median at graduation$10,245
Monthly payment$109
Middle 50% owe$2.5k–$10.3k
90th percentile$17,750
Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Student Body
Gender
Men 36%Women 64%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
11 : 1
Pell grant
37%
First-gen
49%
Family income
$21,195
Independent
47%
Age at entry
25.0
Part-time
38%
Race & ethnicity
White
87%
Hispanic
2%
Black
5%
Asian
1%
Two or more
3%
Non-resident
1%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$3M
Full-time faculty
38%
Faculty salary
$7,497/mo
Teaching spend
$7,748
per student
Federal loans
9%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — high career & technical
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mixed part/full-time

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