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Westmoreland County Community College was awarded 1 badge in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is dental assisting/assistant.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Westmoreland College is ranked #1,444 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Westmoreland College is also ranked #83 out of 103 schools in Pennsylvania.
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If you are worried about getting into Westmoreland County Community College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
The student to faculty ratio at Westmoreland County Community College is about average at 17 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Westmoreland County Community College is 35%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Westmoreland County Community College is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,369 undergraduates at Westmoreland College with 1,460 being full-time and 2,909 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,945 | $5,669 | $7,202 | $9,793 | $10,260 |
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 Westmoreland College, 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 Westmoreland College, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $5,652 a year. That adds up to $22,608 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Westmoreland College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 145 Pavilion Lane, Youngwood, PA 15697-1895 |
| Phone: | 724-925-4077 |
| Website: | https://westmoreland.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 84 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 55 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 46 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 44 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 39 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 35 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 24 | NA |
| Human Services | 24 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 23 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 21 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 2,140 students took at least one online class at Westmoreland County Community College. This is a decrease from the 2,312 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,140 | 1,184 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,312 | 1,364 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,309 | 2,788 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,979 | 845 |
Learn more about online learning at Westmoreland County 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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