Private for-profit · Community college

West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute

Irwin, Pennsylvania · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$19,285
Avg net price
78%
Grad / completion
$31,912
Median earnings

West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Irwin, Pennsylvania (large suburb setting), enrolling 61 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 61 undergradsLarge suburbCold winters

About Irwin, Pennsylvania

Irwin is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Irwin was the original western terminus of the Pennsylvania Turnpike when it opened in October 1940. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Associate
To Great Lakes shore
123 miles
Nearest airport
15 miles to Arnold Palmer (LBE)

How West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute compares

Graduation rate78%

Higher than 74% · #47 of 151 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention75%

Higher than 55%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$31,912

Higher than 38% · #92 of 137 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$19,285

Cheaper than 35% · #86 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$9,881

Lower than 47%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment61

Larger than 17%

Percentiles compare West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute 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 Pennsylvania.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

61undergrads
  • Women5285%
  • Men915%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White75%
  • Black13%
  • Hispanic1.6%
  • Other or multiracial9.8%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
61
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
77%
First-generation students
61%
Students over 25
60%
Median family income
$18,881
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$51,003

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
$25,440
Average net price
$19,285

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
78%
First-year retention
75%
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
93%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
33%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
78%
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

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.

< $30k
$19,109
$30–48k
$16,045
$48–75k
$17,964
$75–110k
$20,395
$110k+
$23,440

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)
$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
86°F
Winter low
22°F
Annual rain
43.6″
Annual snow
25″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Murrysville 2 SW, PA US station (6.5 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.