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

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

	West Virginia Northern Community College	West Virginia Junior College Bridgeport	College 3	College 4
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Overview	West Virginia Northern Community College	West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport
Location	Wheeling, WV	Bridgeport, WV
Setting	Small City	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	1,263	175
Type	Public 2 Year	Private 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	For-profit
Website	wvncc.edu	wvjc.edu
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Costs	West Virginia Northern Community College	West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport
Tuition (In State)	$3,720	$12,976
Tuition (Out of State)	$11,904	$12,976
Room & Board	$8,744	$7,999
Avg Net Price	$3,998	$13,635
Avg Grant Aid	$6,963	$9,456
% Receiving Grant Aid	81%	94%

Admission	West Virginia Northern Community College	West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	2.92	2.5
Typical High School Grades	B-	C+
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	West Virginia Northern Community College	West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport
Student to Faculty Ratio	11:1	13:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (54%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (19%) Business (8%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (5%) Human Services (3%)	Health Professions (68%) Engineering Technology (22%) Business (9%)
Outcomes	West Virginia Northern Community College	West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$29,000	$21,800
Making Student Loan Payments	30%	30%
Median Student Loan Debt	$8,903	$11,099
Median Loan Payment	$92	$114

Diversity	West Virginia Northern Community College	West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport
% Men	13%	5%
% Women	25%	41%
Racial Diversity	Extremely Low	Extremely Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	91%	96%
% Black	4%	2%
% Hispanic	1%	1%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	3%	1%
% International	1%	0%
% Unknown Race	0%	0%

Students	West Virginia Northern Community College	West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport
% In-State	89%	97%
% Out-of-State	11%	3%
Campus	West Virginia Northern Community College	West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• West Virginia Northern Community College is larger than than West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport based on total student enrollment (1,263 students vs. 175 students)

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

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

• West Virginia Junior College Bridgeport is 248.8% more expensive to attend than West Virginia Northern Community College for in-state tuition ($12,976.00 vs. $3,720.00)
• Out of state tuition is 9% higher at West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport than West Virginia Northern Community College ($12,976.00 vs. $11,904.00)
• 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-Bridgeport ($3,998 vs. $13,635)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at West Virginia Junior College Bridgeport are 9.3% lower than costs at West Virginia Northern Community College ($7,999 vs. $8,744)
• More students receive financial grant aid at West Virginia Junior College Bridgeport than West Virginia Northern Community College (94% vs. 81%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by West Virginia Junior College Bridgeport students is 35.8% larger than aid received West Virginia Northern Community College ($9,456 vs. $6,963)

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

• Accepted freshman West Virginia Northern Community College students have a 0.42 point higher average high school GPA (2.92) than students at West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport (2.5)

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

Which is better, West Virginia Northern Community College or West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport? 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 Junior College-Bridgeport and West Virginia Northern Community College.

• Graduates from West Virginia Northern Community College earn on average $7,200 more per year than West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport 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-Bridgeport 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-Bridgeport graduates. ($92 vs. $114)
• More West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport 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/