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WVNCC landed the #2,042 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when WVNCC held the #2,104 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
WVNCC is also ranked #20 out of 25 schools in West Virginia.
See all of the rankings for West Virginia Northern Community College.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into West Virginia Northern Community College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
The student to faculty ratio at WVNCC is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at West Virginia Northern Community College is 48%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At West Virginia Northern Community College this rate is 55%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,253 undergraduates at WVNCC with 571 being full-time and 682 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,785 | $2,364 | $3,988 | $9,218 | $6,238 |
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 WVNCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At WVNCC, approximately 9% of students took out student loans averaging $3,373 a year. That adds up to $13,492 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for WVNCC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1704 Market St., Wheeling, WV 26003-3699 |
| Phone: | 304-233-5900 |
| Website: | www.wvncc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 86 | NA |
| Nursing | 39 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 23 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 23 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 19 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 12 | NA |
| Mining & Petroleum Technology | 12 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 10 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 9 | NA |
| Culinary Arts | 9 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 1,051 students took at least one online class at West Virginia Northern Community College. This is an increase from the 980 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,051 | 596 |
| 2021-2022 | 980 | 513 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,067 | 504 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,017 | 508 |
Learn more about online learning at West Virginia Northern Community 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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