Public · Community college
Roane-Jackson Technical Center
Leroy, West Virginia · Distant rural
- 9%
- Transfer rate
- $5,879
- Avg net price
- 91%
- Grad / completion
- $33,982
- Median earnings
Roane-Jackson Technical Center is a public certificate-granting institution in Leroy, West Virginia (distant rural setting), enrolling 28 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Leroy, West Virginia
LeRoy is an unincorporated community in northeastern Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along Liverpool Road between Reedy and Sandyville, northeast of the city of Ripley, the county seat of Jackson County. Its elevation is 646 feet (197 m). (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant rural
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 33 miles to Charleston, WV
- To Great Lakes shore
- 184 miles
- Nearest airport
- 31 miles to Yeager (CRW)
How Roane-Jackson Technical Center compares
Higher than 91% · #10 of 42 in West Virginia
Higher than 75%
Higher than 45% · #18 of 40 in West Virginia
Cheaper than 87% · #18 cheapest of 42 in West Virginia
Lower than 92%
Larger than 5%
Percentiles compare Roane-Jackson Technical 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 race / ethnicity
- White100%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 28
- Student–faculty ratio
- 7 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 64%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 18%
- Median family income
- $17,768
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
- $5,879
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
- 91%
- First-year retention
- 86%
- Transferred to another college
- 9%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $31,335
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $33,982
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
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.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $33,982
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 43%
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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 88°F
- Winter low
- 22°F
- Annual rain
- 46″
- Annual snow
- 11.6″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ripley, WV US station (8.1 mi from campus).
What Roane-Jackson Technical 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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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.