Public · Community college
Wood County Technical Center-Practical Nursing
Parkersburg, West Virginia · Small city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $2,248
- Avg net price
- 100%
- Grad / completion
- $40,547
- Median earnings
Wood County Technical Center-Practical Nursing is a public certificate-granting institution in Parkersburg, West Virginia (small city setting), enrolling 31 undergraduates.
About Parkersburg, West Virginia
Parkersburg is a city in Wood County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. A town section was laid out on land granted to Alexander Parker for his Revolutionary War service. Virginia made grants of land to veterans for their war service. The title conflicts between Parker and the city planners of Newport were settled in 1809 in favor of his heirs. The Annual Mid-Ohio Valley Multi-Cultural Festival is held in June, and is an international festival featuring traditional dance and music and an international marketplace. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 62 miles to Charleston, WV
- To Great Lakes shore
- 156 miles
- Nearest airport
- 9 miles to Mid Ohio Valley (PKB)
How Wood County Technical Center-Practical Nursing compares
More selective than 63% · #2 most selective of 2 in West Virginia
Higher than 98% · #1 of 42 in West Virginia
Higher than 64%
Higher than 71% · #10 of 40 in West Virginia
Cheaper than 98% · #6 cheapest of 42 in West Virginia
Lower than 82%
Larger than 7%
Percentiles compare Wood County Technical Center-Practical Nursing 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
- White87%
- Black6.4%
- Hispanic3.2%
- Asian3.2%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 31
- Student–faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 78%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 57%
- Median family income
- $17,044
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
- $2,248
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 75.0%
- Test scores
- Not considered
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- —
- SAT average
- —
- SAT reading
- —
- SAT math
- —
- ACT composite
- —
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 100%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $32,642
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,547
- 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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 87°F
- Winter low
- 24°F
- Annual rain
- 44.2″
- Annual snow
- 11.3″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Parkersburg, WV US station (2.7 mi from campus).
What Wood County Technical Center-Practical Nursing 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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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
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- Tuition
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- Transfer
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- Students
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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
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Dunbar, West Virginia · Midsize suburb · 7 mi to Charleston
- Students
- 78
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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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.













