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New River Community and Technical College also holds the #26 spot on the Best Colleges in West Virginia ranking.
New River Community and Technical College was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
See all of the rankings for New River Community and Technical College.
Since New River Community and Technical College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at New River Community and Technical College it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at New River Community and Technical College is 68%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 48% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at New River Community and Technical College. Students may have a variety of reasons for this, such as only intending to attend a school for one year while they brush up on certain subjects.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at New River Community and Technical College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,053 undergraduates at New River Community and Technical College with 679 being full-time and 374 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of New River Community and Technical College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At New River Community and Technical College, approximately 18% of students took out student loans averaging $3,750 a year. That adds up to $15,000 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at New River Community and Technical College is 14.4%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Get more details about the location of New River Community and Technical College.
Contact details for New River Community and Technical College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 280 University Drive, Beaver, WV 25813-8987 |
| Phone: | 304-929-5450 |
| Website: | https://www.newriver.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 884 students took at least one online class at New River Community and Technical College. This is an increase from the 760 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 884 | 558 |
| 2019-2020 | 760 | 637 |
| 2018-2019 | 805 | 458 |
| 2017-2018 | 982 | 390 |
| 2016-2017 | 656 | 202 |
Learn more about online learning at New River Community and Technical College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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