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West Virginia Northern Community College

West Virginia Northern Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Wheeling, WV. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $12,728 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 1,222 and it offers 14 programs.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at West Virginia Northern Community College is $12,728 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.
West Virginia Northern Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
99% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,813 (exclude student loans).
West Virginia Northern CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$12,728
Average Financial Amount$4,813

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

West Virginia Northern Community College offers 14 vocational programs for 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 403 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at West Virginia Northern Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
2 Years Certificate14095
Total140403

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 95 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 308 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Information Technology✕7-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant✕7-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Petroleum Technology/Technician✕9-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Appliance Installation and Repair Technology/Technician✕0-
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies (other)✕1-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 68 completers-
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist✕11-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder✕18-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕0$19,000
Surgical Technology/Technologist✕0-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide✕39-
Business [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕1-
Total95
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Information Technology✕9-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕11-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕5-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology✕6-
Automation Engineer Technology/Technician✕4-
Petroleum Technology/Technician✕8-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 134 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕30-
General Studies✕94-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)✕10-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕0-
Science Technologies/Technicians [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Chemical Technology/Technician✕0-
Science Technologies/Technicians (other)✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕9-
Human Services [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Social Work✕7-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology✕1-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕6-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 88 completers-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician✕0-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕8-
Surgical Technology/Technologist✕12-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer✕14-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕0-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕54-
Business [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Business/Commerce✕20-
Total308

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 1,222 students are attending at West Virginia Northern Community College. There are 54 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 49 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 11 to 1 (9.09%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 129 (full-time) and 58 (part-time).
The graduation rate of West Virginia Northern Community College is 31% and transfer-out rate is 12%. The retention rate is 55% at the school.
West Virginia Northern CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population1,222
Graduation Rate31%
Number of Faculty103
Student to Faculty Ratio11 to 1

Student Population at West Virginia Northern CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,099 students enrolled into West Virginia Northern Community College. By gender, 395 male and 704 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for West Virginia Northern Community College.
Student Population By Gender
West Virginia Northern Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,099395704
Full-time483200283
Part-tme616195421
There are 1,001 White (91.08%), 30 Black/African American (2.73%), 21 Hispanic (1.91%), 5 Asian (0.45%), and 63 students with other races attending West Virginia Northern Community College. 5 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at West Virginia Northern Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,099395704
American Indian/Native American000
Asian514
Black/African American301416
Hispanic21714
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White1,001363638
Two More24519
Un-Known1349
Non-resident Alien514
West Virginia Northern Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
513 students (46.68% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 467 students (42.49% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for West Virginia Northern Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at West Virginia Northern Community College
Number of Students
Total1,099
Enrolled Online Exclusively513
Enrolled Some Online Courses467
Not in Online Courses119
By age range, at West Virginia Northern Community College, 347 students are aged 20 to 24 (31.57% of total students), 438 students are aged below 20 (39.85%), 26 students are aged above 50 (4.55%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at West Virginia Northern Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,099395704
Under 181464997
Age 18-19292116176
Age 20-2123299133
Age 22-241154768
Age 25-291113675
Age 30-34761462
Age 35-39471235
Age 40-49541539
Age 50-6425619
Over 64110

Directory and Accreditation Information

West Virginia Northern Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1972 - Current[Estimated Date]).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of West Virginia Northern Community College.
1704 Market St., Wheeling, WV
304-233-5900
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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