Public · Community college

New River Community and Technical College

Beaver, West Virginia · Fringe rural

7%
Transfer rate: $3,599
Avg net price: 36%
Grad / completion: $29,073
Median earnings

New River Community and Technical College is a public associate-granting institution in Beaver, West Virginia (fringe rural setting), enrolling 770 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 770 undergradsFringe ruralCold wintersSnowy

About Beaver, West Virginia

Beaver is a census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Fringe rural
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 48 miles to Charleston, WV
To the ocean: 210 miles
Nearest airport: 2 miles to Raleigh County Memorial (BKW)

How New River Community and Technical College compares

Graduation rate36%

Higher than 21% · #34 of 42 in West Virginia

First-year retention60%

Higher than 23%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$29,073

Higher than 28% · #29 of 40 in West Virginia

Average net price$3,599

Cheaper than 95% · #11 cheapest of 42 in West Virginia

Median debt at graduation$7,250

Lower than 82%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment770

Larger than 69%

Percentiles compare New River Community and Technical College 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

Women46460%
Men30640%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White87%
Black5.7%
Other or multiracial7.2%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 770
Student–faculty ratio: 16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 39%
First-generation students: 59%
Students over 25: 26%
Median family income: $20,259
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $49,428
Endowment: $2,954,614

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 220 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From West Virginia97%
Other U.S. states3.2%

Most first-years stay in state — New River Community and Technical College 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: $5,156
Out-of-state tuition: $9,646
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,552
Total cost of attendance: $12,132
Average net price: $3,599

Outcomes

Graduated: 36%
First-year retention: 60%
Transferred to another college: 7%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $28,278
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $29,073
Median debt at graduation: $7,250
Students with federal loans: 12%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 24%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

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.

< $30k

$2,657

$30–48k

$3,804

$48–75k

$5,989

$75–110k

$4,891

$110k+

$2,187

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?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

13%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$3,946

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 13% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,946. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 172 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $29,073
Typical debt at graduation: $7,250
Debt vs. one year's pay: 25%
Out-earn a HS grad: 32%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

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.

Women

$26,458

Men

$35,130

Men out-earn women by $8,672 (33%) 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: 81°F
Winter low: 24°F
Annual rain: 43.5″
Annual snow: 55.9″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Beckley Raleigh CO AP, WV US station (1.3 mi from campus).

What New River Community and Technical College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

42 grads— 1 yr$31k 5 yr— debt

42—$31,371—Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCert.

30 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr$7k debt

30——$7,310 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

30 grads$39k 1 yr$38k 5 yr$12k debt

30$38,778$38,118$11,750 Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCert.

29 grads$50k 1 yr— 5 yr$6k debt

29$50,399—$5,500 Precision Metal WorkingCert.

26 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

26———Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

24 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

24———Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssoc.

13 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

13———Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.

13 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

13———Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

13 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

13———Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

11 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

11———Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

8 grads— 1 yr$46k 5 yr— debt

8—$45,601—

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.