Private nonprofit · Community college

Valley College-Martinsburg

Martinsburg, West Virginia · Midsize suburb

1%
Transfer rate
$25,751
Avg net price
66%
Grad / completion
$24,900
Median earnings

Valley College-Martinsburg is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Martinsburg, West Virginia (midsize suburb setting), enrolling 765 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 765 undergradsMidsize suburbCold winters

About Martinsburg, West Virginia

Martinsburg is a city in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. Martinsburg was established by an act of the Virginia General Assembly that was adopted in December 1778 during the American Revolutionary War. Major private employers in and around Martinsburg include Quad/Graphics, Ecolab, Orgill, Macy's, and FedEx. In February 2015, it was announced that Procter & Gamble planned to build a $500 million facility near the city. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize suburb
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To the ocean
63 miles
Nearest airport
20 miles to Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (HGR)

How Valley College-Martinsburg compares

Graduation rate66%

Higher than 56% · #26 of 42 in West Virginia

First-year retention50%

Higher than 11%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$24,900

Higher than 18% · #33 of 40 in West Virginia

Average net price$25,751

Cheaper than 16% · #42 cheapest of 42 in West Virginia

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio24 : 1

Lower than 16%

Undergraduate enrollment765

Larger than 69%

Percentiles compare Valley College-Martinsburg 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

765undergrads
  • Women60379%
  • Men16221%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White53%
  • Black27%
  • Hispanic3.8%
  • Other or multiracial17%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
765
Student–faculty ratio
24 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
75%
First-generation students
63%
Students over 25
73%
Median family income
$13,262
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$55,017

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
$25,751

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 (within 6 years)
66%
Graduated on time (4 years)
38%
First-year retention
50%
Transferred to another college
1%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$25,548
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$24,900
Median debt at graduation
$9,500
Students with federal loans
82%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
29%

About 29% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$50

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%.

Campus safety

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

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (765 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

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
$25,497
$30–48k
$26,541
$48–75k
$27,669
$75–110k
$110k+

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.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$128,751

$27,669/year × about 4.7 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

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.

42%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$35
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 42% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $35. 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 146 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)
$24,900
Typical debt at graduation
$9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
38%
Out-earn a HS grad
28%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.8 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.

Campus climate

Summer high
87°F
Winter low
23°F
Annual rain
41.4″
Annual snow
23.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.14.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Martinsburg 2, WV US station (1.5 mi from campus).

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.