West Virginia Junior College-Charleston vs. West Virginia Northern Community College

West Virginia Junior College Charleston vs. West Virginia Northern Community College comparison

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Overview	West Virginia Junior College-Charleston	West Virginia Northern Community College
Location	Charleston, WV	Wheeling, WV
Setting	Small City	Small City
Enrollment	225	1,222
Type	Private 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	For-profit	Non-profit
Website	wvjc.edu	wvncc.edu
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Costs	West Virginia Junior College-Charleston	West Virginia Northern Community College
Tuition (In State)	$12,795	$3,600
Tuition (Out of State)	$12,795	$11,568
Room & Board	$7,900	$4,247
Avg Net Price	$13,386	$3,193
Avg Grant Aid	$8,786	$6,771
% Receiving Grant Aid	98%	100%

Admission	West Virginia Junior College-Charleston	West Virginia Northern Community College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	2.92
Typical High School Grades	-	B-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	West Virginia Junior College-Charleston	West Virginia Northern Community College
Student to Faculty Ratio	13:1	11:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (68%) Engineering Technology (13%) Legal Professions (10%) Business (7%) Computer and Information Sciences (2%)	Health Professions (54%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (19%) Business (8%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (5%) Human Services (3%)
Outcomes	West Virginia Junior College-Charleston	West Virginia Northern Community College
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$21,800	$29,000
Making Student Loan Payments	30%	30%
Median Student Loan Debt	$11,099	$8,903
Median Loan Payment	$114	$92

Diversity	West Virginia Junior College-Charleston	West Virginia Northern Community College
% Men	14%	35%
% Women	86%	65%
Racial Diversity	Low	Extremely Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	78%	91%
% Black	19%	4%
% Hispanic	2%	1%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	1%	3%
% International	0%	1%
% Unknown Race	0%	0%

Students	West Virginia Junior College-Charleston	West Virginia Northern Community College
% In-State	100%	90%
% Out-of-State	0%	9%
Campus	West Virginia Junior College-Charleston	West Virginia Northern Community College
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• West Virginia Northern Community College is larger than than West Virginia Junior College-Charleston based on total student enrollment (1,222 students vs. 225 students)

West Virginia Junior College-Charleston vs. West Virginia Northern Community College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, West Virginia Junior College-Charleston or West Virginia Northern Community College?

• West Virginia Junior College Charleston is 255.4% more expensive to attend than West Virginia Northern Community College for in-state tuition ($12,795.00 vs. $3,600.00)
• Out of state tuition is 10.6% higher at West Virginia Junior College-Charleston than West Virginia Northern Community College ($12,795.00 vs. $11,568.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at West Virginia Northern Community College than West Virginia Junior College-Charleston ($3,193 vs. $13,386)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at West Virginia Northern Community College are 86% lower than costs at West Virginia Junior College Charleston ($4,247 vs. $7,900)
• More students receive financial grant aid at West Virginia Northern Community College than West Virginia Junior College Charleston (100% vs. 98%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by West Virginia Junior College Charleston students is 29.8% larger than aid received West Virginia Northern Community College ($8,786 vs. $6,771)

Which college is harder to get into, West Virginia Junior College-Charleston or West Virginia Northern Community College? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between West Virginia Northern Community College or West Virginia Junior College-Charleston .

West Virginia Junior College-Charleston vs. West Virginia Northern Community College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, West Virginia Junior College-Charleston or West Virginia Northern Community College? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between West Virginia Northern Community College and West Virginia Junior College-Charleston.

• Graduates from West Virginia Northern Community College earn on average $7,200 more per year than West Virginia Junior College-Charleston graduates after ten years. ($29,000 vs. $21,800)
• West Virginia Northern Community College students graduate with a $2,196 lower median federal student loan debt than West Virginia Junior College-Charleston graduates. ($8,903 vs. $11,099)
• West Virginia Northern Community College graduates are paying $22 less per month on federal student loans than West Virginia Junior College-Charleston graduates. ($92 vs. $114)
• More West Virginia Junior College-Charleston graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former West Virginia Northern Community College students, three years after graduation. (30% vs. 30%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/