Public · Community college
Monongalia County Technical Education Center
Morgantown, West Virginia · Small city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $5,132
- Avg net price
- 68%
- Grad / completion
- $40,499
- Median earnings
Monongalia County Technical Education Center is a public certificate-granting institution in Morgantown, West Virginia (small city setting), enrolling 43 undergraduates.
About Morgantown, West Virginia
Morgantown is a city and the county seat of Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. The treaty decided the issue in favor of the British, but Indian fighting continued almost to the beginning of the American Revolutionary War in 1775. Morgantown has a well-established theatrical presence, supported in part by the infrastructure provided by West Virginia University, including the Canady Creative Arts Center and the West Virginia Public Theatre. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 57 miles to Pittsburgh, PA
- To Great Lakes shore
- 160 miles
- Nearest airport
- 3 miles to Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field (MGW)
How Monongalia County Technical Education Center compares
More selective than 78% · #1 most selective of 2 in West Virginia
Higher than 59% · #24 of 42 in West Virginia
Higher than 64%
Higher than 70% · #11 of 40 in West Virginia
Cheaper than 91% · #16 cheapest of 42 in West Virginia
Lower than 62%
Larger than 11%
Percentiles compare Monongalia County Technical Education Center 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
- Women3274%
- Men1126%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White77%
- Black16%
- Hispanic4.7%
- Asian2.3%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 43
- Student–faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 49%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 40%
- Median family income
- $17,246
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Where students come from
Home state of the 30 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From West Virginia93%
- Other U.S. states6.7%
Most first-years stay in state — Monongalia County Technical Education Center draws overwhelmingly from West Virginia.
Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $5,132
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 58.3%
- Test scores
- Not considered
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- —
- SAT average
- —
- SAT reading
- —
- SAT math
- —
- ACT composite
- —
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 68%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,333
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,499
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $100
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?
Monongalia County Technical Education Center 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.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $40,499
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 56%
The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $1,199 (3%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 83°F
- Winter low
- 21°F
- Annual rain
- 44.5″
- Annual snow
- 14.4″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Morgantown L&D, WV US station (0.9 mi from campus).
What Monongalia County Technical Education Center 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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Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Monongalia County Technical Education Center side by side →
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- Tuition
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- Transfer
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- Tuition
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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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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.