Community colleges
Community Colleges in West Virginia
CampusPin lists 9 public community colleges among West Virginia's 38 colleges, about 23.7% of the state's institutions. Community colleges are the most affordable on-ramp to higher education, with a median published in-state tuition of $4,818 in this snapshot.
West Virginia community colleges by the numbers
- Community colleges
- 9
- Share of state colleges
- 23.7%
- Median published in-state tuition
- $4,818
- National public 2-year median
- $4,288
- Lowest published tuition
- West Virginia Northern Community College ($4,706)
Counts and shares come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution snapshot; the tuition median is the published in-state figure from the tuition-by-state snapshot. Those cover every community college in the state. Here a community college means a public two-year college; private two-year and career schools are not counted. The list below covers all 9 of them. Published prices are before financial aid, net price is typically lower, and lower tuition is not a measure of quality.
What work without a bachelor's degree pays in West Virginia
73% of jobs in West Virginia are in occupations the federal government reports as typically entered with an associate degree, a certificate, some college, a high-school diploma, or no formal credential. 30% of that employment pays more than $45,300, the median wage across all occupations there.
- Jobs not typically needing a bachelor's
- 73%
- Of those, paying above the local median
- 30%
- West Virginia median wage, all occupations
- $45,300
- Best-paid such occupation in West Virginia
- Commercial pilots ($105,950) — typically entered with a postsecondary nondegree award
These figures describe occupations, not graduates. They do not measure what community-college students in West Virginia earn, and they are not evidence that any credential caused the pay. Typical entry education is a national assignment describing what people entering an occupation usually hold, not a requirement and not a guarantee that a particular employer accepts it. A median describes everyone working in an occupation, experienced and new alike, so it is not a starting salary, and wages are not adjusted for cost of living.
All community colleges in West Virginia
- Blue Ridge Community and Technical College, Martinsburg · $4,752 published in-state tuition
- BridgeValley Community and Technical College, Montgomery · $5,800 published in-state tuition
- Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College, Moorefield · $4,722 published in-state tuition
- Mountwest Community and Technical College, Huntington · $4,938 published in-state tuition
- New River Community and Technical College, Beckley · $5,156 published in-state tuition
- Pierpont Community and Technical College, Fairmont · $5,762 published in-state tuition
- Potomac State College of West Virginia University, Keyser · $5,280 published in-state tuition
- Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College, Mount Gay · $5,136 published in-state tuition
- West Virginia Northern Community College, Wheeling · $4,706 published in-state tuition
Why start at a West Virginia community college?
Community colleges typically offer open or less-selective admission, the lowest published tuition of any sector, and transfer pathways that let students complete lower-division coursework before moving to a four-year university. They also serve working and returning students with part-time, evening, and online options. Confirm transfer-credit and articulation agreements with each college and your target university. Because two-year colleges anchor the low-cost end of every state's mix, our cost and outcomes by state research puts that affordability in context against each state's overall medians.
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Data sources & methodology
Community-college counts and shares for West Virginia come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution and tuition-by-state snapshots; the college list is compiled live from each institution's record.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.
Where a value is unavailable it is shown as unavailable, never as 0, free, or a negative judgment. Always confirm final details with the institution before applying.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. Community Colleges in West Virginia. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/community-colleges-in/west-virginia