Public · Community college

Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College

Logan, West Virginia · Distant town

6%
Transfer rate: $10,321
Avg net price: 29%
Grad / completion: $32,153
Median earnings

Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College is a public associate-granting institution in Logan, West Virginia (distant town setting), enrolling 1,064 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,064 undergradsDistant townCold winters

About Logan, West Virginia

Logan is a city in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, along the Guyandotte River. What is now Logan was initially called "Islands of the Guyandot" by explorers who identified the site in the 1780s. In 1827, a town was laid out at the site to serve as a county seat for Logan County, which had been established in 1824. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Distant town
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 40 miles to Charleston, WV
To Great Lakes shore: 246 miles
Nearest airport: 43 miles to Yeager (CRW)

How Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College compares

Graduation rate29%

Higher than 11% · #39 of 42 in West Virginia

First-year retention50%

Higher than 10%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$32,153

Higher than 39% · #23 of 40 in West Virginia

Average net price$10,321

Cheaper than 69% · #28 cheapest of 42 in West Virginia

Median debt at graduation$9,190

Lower than 65%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 39%

Undergraduate enrollment1,064

Larger than 73%

Percentiles compare Southern West Virginia 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

Women63660%
Men42840%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White95%
Black0.7%
Hispanic1.9%
Other or multiracial1.7%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,064
Student–faculty ratio: 18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 51%
First-generation students: 61%
Students over 25: 28%
Median family income: $14,324
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $52,371
Endowment: $4,665,740

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 358 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From West Virginia97%
Other U.S. states3.1%

Most first-years stay in state — Southern West Virginia 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: $5,136
Out-of-state tuition: $7,872
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $2,500
Total cost of attendance: $18,725
Average net price: $10,321

Outcomes

Graduated: 29%
First-year retention: 50%
Transferred to another college: 6%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $26,307
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $32,153
Median debt at graduation: $9,190
Students with federal loans: 16%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 35%

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

$9,480

$30–48k

$10,437

$48–75k

$11,793

$75–110k

$13,704

$110k+

$15,027

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.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$3,248

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 9% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,248. 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 299 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): $32,153
Typical debt at graduation: $9,190
Debt vs. one year's pay: 29%
Out-earn a HS grad: 32%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.9 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

$28,287

Men

$40,572

Men out-earn women by $12,285 (43%) 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: 89°F
Winter low: 27°F
Annual rain: 49.2″
Annual snow: 13.1″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Logan, WV US station (2.3 mi from campus).

What Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

133 grads— 1 yr$34k 5 yr— debt

133—$33,789—Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCert.

98 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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

53 grads— 1 yr$60k 5 yr— debt

53—$60,311—Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

47 grads— 1 yr$52k 5 yr— debt

47—$51,971—Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

20 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

20———Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssoc.

13 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

13———Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssoc.

12 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

12———Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesAssoc.

12 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

12———Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssoc.

11 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

11———Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssoc.

11 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

11———Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCert.

10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10———Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCert.

10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10———

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.