Top West Virginia Community Colleges Ranking

West Virginia Community Colleges Statistics

A Community college, sometimes called junior college, technical college, or city college, are primarily two-year public institutions providing lower-level education, also known as continuing education. It grants certificates, diplomas, and/or associate degrees. Many students transfer in 4 year colleges after completing their studies in community colleges.

There are 14 West Virginia Community Colleges - 9 public and 5 private schools. The 2023 average tuition & fees of the schools is $4,890 for state residents and $11,372 for out-of-state students.

The next table shows the key academic facts for all West Virginia Community Colleges. You may want to check more statistics and compare all West Virginia Community Colleges at West Virginia Community Colleges Statistics page.

2022-2023 West Virginia Community Colleges Statistics
	Top 10 West Virginia Community Colleges	All West Virginia Community Colleges
Number of Schools	10 schools (6 public, 4 private)	14 schools (9 public, 5 private)
Tuition & Fees
In-State	$5,016	$4,890
Out-of-State	$11,984	$11,372
Average Financial Aid	$6,937	$6,369
Population	8,394	17,156
Graduation Rate	47.40%	44.14%
Transfer-out Rate	10.29%	10.10%
Students to Faculty Ratio	14.60 to 1	16.57 to 1

Top West Virginia Community Colleges Comparison

The next table lists the top 10 West Virginia Community Colleges for academic year 2022-2023. Potomac State College of West Virginia University ranked top in the Top West Virginia Community Colleges Ranking and West Virginia Northern Community College and Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $11,984 for undergraduate programs. The average students to faculty ratio is 14.60 to 1 for top West Virginia Community Colleges. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2022-2023 Top West Virginia Community Colleges Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Graduation Rate	Online Learning	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	Potomac State College of West Virginia University Request Info Public, 4-yearsKeyser, WV	$12,624 ($5,040)	$5,916	1,145	25%	offered	16 to 1
2	West Virginia Northern Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsWheeling, WV	$12,728 ($4,544)	$4,813	1,222	31%	offered	11 to 1
3	Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsMount Gay, WV	$7,560 ($4,944)	$6,438	1,365	26%	offered	16 to 1
4	Valley College-Beckley Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsBeckley, WV	$15,995	$5,108	152	53%	offered	24 to 1
5	West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsMorgantown, WV	$14,313	$7,376	525	76%	offered	17 to 1
6	Pierpont Community and Technical College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsFairmont, WV	$13,262 ($5,594)	$6,360	1,460	37%	offered	14 to 1
7	West Virginia Junior College-Charleston Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsCross Lanes, WV	$14,544	$11,175	225	83%	offered	13 to 1
8	Mountain State College Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsParkersburg, WV	$8,665	$9,696	20	88%	offered	12 to 1
9	New River Community and Technical College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsBeaver, WV	$8,140 ($5,158)	$6,535	1,007	36%	offered	12 to 1
10	Mountwest Community and Technical College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsHuntington, WV	$12,004 ($4,818)	$5,948	1,273	19%	offered	11 to 1
	Average	$11,984 ($5,016)	$6,937	8,394	47.40%	10 schools	14.60 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.