Private for-profit · Community college

West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown

Morgantown, West Virginia · Small city

0%
Transfer rate: $15,520
Avg net price: 71%
Grad / completion: $31,912
Median earnings

West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Morgantown, West Virginia (small city setting), enrolling 673 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 673 undergradsSmall cityCold winters

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: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 56 miles to Pittsburgh, PA
To Great Lakes shore: 159 miles
Nearest airport: 2 miles to Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field (MGW)

How West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown compares

Graduation rate71%

Higher than 64% · #21 of 42 in West Virginia

Earnings, 10 years after entry$31,912

Higher than 38% · #24 of 40 in West Virginia

Average net price$15,520

Cheaper than 49% · #35 cheapest of 42 in West Virginia

Median debt at graduation$9,881

Lower than 47%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 44%

Undergraduate enrollment673

Larger than 67%

Percentiles compare West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown 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

Women57485%
Men9915%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White88%
Black5.9%
Hispanic1.8%
Asian0.7%
Other or multiracial3.3%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 673
Student–faculty ratio: 17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 74%
First-generation students: 61%
Students over 25: 63%
Median family income: $18,881
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $51,093

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $14,798
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $419
Total cost of attendance: $24,052
Average net price: $15,520

Outcomes

Graduated: 71%
First-year retention: —
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $30,544
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $31,912
Median debt at graduation: $9,881
Students with federal loans: 86%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 33%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

71%

Low-income (Pell)

63%

First-generation

64%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $25

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

$14,652

$30–48k

$13,974

$48–75k

$16,789

$75–110k

$17,947

$110k+

$24,052

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.

45%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,417

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 45% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,417. 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 51 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): $31,912
Typical debt at graduation: $9,881
Debt vs. one year's pay: 31%
Out-earn a HS grad: 25%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.1 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

$29,332

Men

$40,071

Men out-earn women by $10,739 (37%) 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

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Morgantown L&D, WV US station (1.1 mi from campus).

What West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown graduates study — and earn

Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

85 grads$28k 1 yr— 5 yr$9k debt

85$27,577—$9,228 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

76 grads$68k 1 yr$69k 5 yr$24k debt

76$68,238$69,186$24,181 Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssoc.

64 grads$26k 1 yr$29k 5 yr$11k debt

64$26,443$29,150$11,442 Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

22 grads$27k 1 yr— 5 yr$9k debt

22$27,387—$8,635 Business/Commerce, GeneralAssoc.

20 grads$25k 1 yr— 5 yr$12k debt

20$25,241—$12,023 Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssoc.

15 grads$40k 1 yr— 5 yr$18k debt

15$40,087—$17,500 Accounting and Related ServicesAssoc.

7 grads$32k 1 yr— 5 yr$11k debt

7$31,860—$11,289 Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCert.

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

7———Human Resources Management and ServicesAssoc.

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———Legal Support ServicesAssoc.

3 grads$32k 1 yr— 5 yr$14k debt

3$31,930—$14,096 Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssoc.

— grads— 1 yr$45k 5 yr— debt

——$45,481—Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

— grads$46k 1 yr$46k 5 yr$16k debt

—$46,248$45,745$16,439

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.