Career Programs at Mercer County Technical Education Center

Largest Vocational Programs

The largest vocational programs at Mercer County Technical Education Center is Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training. Its 2023 tuition and fees are $5,162 and the national average is $18,035.

Its tuition is much lower than national average of Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training program. The length of the program is 1350 contact hours ( or credit hours) and the average time to complete is 12 months.

The following table shows the 6 largest vocational programs at Mercer County Technical Education Center with tuition, fees, and completion time for each program.

6 Largest Career Programs at Mercer County Technical Education Center
	Program	2023 Tuition & Fees	National Average	Books & Supplies Costs	Program Length	Average Completion Time
1	Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	$5,162	$18,035	$2,340	1350 Contact Hours	12 Months
2	Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	$5,250	$16,042	$2,325	1800 Contact Hours	20 Months
3	Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	$1,061	$3,862	$420	225 Contact Hours	9 Months
4	Welding Technology/Welder	$3,075	$10,695	$450	900 Contact Hours	20 Months
5	Electrician	$3,270	$15,963	$1,753	1080 Contact Hours	10 Months
6	Dental Assisting/Assistant	$4,110	$16,730	$920	1080 Contact Hours	10 Months

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Mercer County Technical Education Center is $5,877 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

Mercer County Technical Education Center offers the alternative tuition plans .

58% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $5,330 (exclude student loans).

Mercer County Technical Education Center 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$5,877
Books & Supplies	$2,340
Off-Campus Room & Board	$8,225
Off-Campus Expenses	$2,938
Average Financial Amount	$5,330

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Mercer County Technical Education Center offers 6 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, 1-2 Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 57 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Mercer County Technical Education Center
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	2	9
2 Years Certificate	3	36
4 Years Certificate	1	12
Total	6	57

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

9 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
36 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
12 students have earned/completed 2-4 Years Certificate program.

Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	9	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	✕	0	-
	Total	9

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Construction Trades [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Electrician	✕	9	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Dental Assisting/Assistant	✕	3	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	24	-
	Total	36

2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	12	-
	Total	12

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 122 students are attending at Mercer County Technical Education Center. There are 6 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 1 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 12 to 1 (8.33%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 15 (full-time) and 2 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Mercer County Technical Education Center is 85% and the retention rate is 95% at the school.

Mercer County Technical Education Center 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	122
Graduation Rate	85%
Number of Faculty	7
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

Student Population at Mercer County Technical Education Center

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 104 students enrolled into Mercer County Technical Education Center. By gender, 31 male and 73 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Mercer County Technical Education Center.

Student Population By Gender
Mercer County Technical Education Center
	Total	Male	Female
Total	104	31	73
Full-time	69	15	54
Part-tme	35	16	19

There are 85 White (81.73%), 18 Black/African American (17.31%), and 1 students with other races attending Mercer County Technical Education Center.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Mercer County Technical Education Center
	Total	Male	Female
Total	104	31	73
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	18	4	14
Hispanic	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	85	27	58
Two More	1	0	1
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

By age range, at Mercer County Technical Education Center, 47 students are aged 20 to 24 (45.19% of total students), 6 students are aged below 20 (5.77%), 3 students are aged above 50 (5.77%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Mercer County Technical Education Center
	Total	Male	Female
Total	104	31	73
Age 18-19	6	1	5
Age 20-21	27	10	17
Age 22-24	20	6	14
Age 25-29	15	4	11
Age 30-34	16	5	11
Age 35-39	11	3	8
Age 40-49	6	2	4
Age 50-64	3	0	3

Directory and Accreditation Information

Mercer County Technical Education Center is accredited by Council on Occupational Education (9/15/2014 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Mercer County Technical Education Center.

1397 Stafford Dr, Princeton, WV

304-425-9551

School Website

Admission Page

Financial Aid Information

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