Public · Community college
Fayette Institute of Technology
Oak Hill, West Virginia · Small suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $4,132
- Avg net price
- 92%
- Grad / completion
- $41,880
- Median earnings
Fayette Institute of Technology is a public certificate-granting institution in Oak Hill, West Virginia (small suburb setting), enrolling 32 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Oak Hill, West Virginia
Oak Hill is a city in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Oak Hill was settled in 1820. The community was so named on account of an oak tree at the elevated town site. Oak Hill is home to several rafting companies, adventure resorts, and parks. Just a ten-minute drive from the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, Oak Hill has a large portfolio of outdoor and recreational activities. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 36 miles to Charleston, WV
- To the ocean
- 208 miles
- Nearest airport
- 14 miles to Raleigh County Memorial (BKW)
How Fayette Institute of Technology compares
Higher than 91% · #9 of 42 in West Virginia
Higher than 87%
Higher than 76% · #9 of 40 in West Virginia
Cheaper than 94% · #13 cheapest of 42 in West Virginia
Lower than 82%
Larger than 7%
Percentiles compare Fayette Institute of Technology with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in West Virginia.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women2166%
- Men1134%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White100%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 32
- Student–faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 57%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 69%
- Median family income
- $16,886
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $4,132
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 92%
- First-year retention
- 94%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,056
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $41,880
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $25
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Fayette Institute of Technology funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 81°F
- Winter low
- 23°F
- Annual rain
- 47.9″
- Annual snow
- 55.9″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Oak Hill, WV US station (1.2 mi from campus).
What Fayette Institute of Technology graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.