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Valley College-Beckley was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Valley College-Beckley has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at Valley College-Beckley is 24 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
The freshmen retention rate of 73% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Valley College-Beckley enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 113 full-time undergraduates at Valley College-Beckley.
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 Valley College-Beckley, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Valley College-Beckley, approximately 86% of students took out student loans averaging $7,672 a year. That adds up to $30,688 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Valley College-Beckley is 13.6%. 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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Contact details for Valley College-Beckley are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 120 New River Town Center, Beckley, WV 25801 |
| Phone: | 304-252-9547 |
| Website: | www.valley.edu/ |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 90 students took at least one online class at Valley College-Beckley. This is a decrease from the 113 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 90 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | 113 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 8 | 8 |
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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