West Virginia Northern Community College — College Profile

About

West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC), headquartered in downtown Wheeling with branch campuses in Weirton and New Martinsville, is widely recognized for delivering accessible, career-focused education across the Upper Ohio Valley. The college is especially renowned for its high-demand programs in nursing and allied health, an acclaimed culinary arts curriculum, and technical pathways like welding and advanced manufacturing tailored to regional industry needs. The student experience is supportive and commuter-friendly, characterized by small class sizes, flexible scheduling for working learners, and a main campus uniquely anchored by the historic 1908 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad terminal building.

Wikipedia:West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) is a public community college with its main campus in downtown Wheeling, West Virginia. Established in 1972, WVNCC serves all six counties in West Virginia's Northern Panhandle. It is part of the West Virginia Community and Technical College System.

Location

Wheeling, WV, 26003-3699 · City campus

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Nearest airport from college

PIT · Pittsburgh

39 mi away

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Cost & aid

Cost of attendance

These figures are federal data and may be out of date.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition & fees$4,706$12,698

Books & supplies$1,658$1,658

Cost of attendance$13,512$21,504 est.

Average net price$5,329Not published

Out-of-state prices

Tuition & fees$12,698

In-state: $4,706

Books & supplies$1,658

Cost of attendance$21,504 est.

In-state: $13,512

Average net priceNot published

In-state: $5,329

est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.

Source: U.S. College Scorecard

Net price by family income · in-state students

$0–30k

$3,911

$30–48k

$3,946

$48–75k

$6,627

$75–110k

$9,201

$110k+

$12,332

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Source: U.S. College Scorecard

Grants from the school

14% of first-years get a grant from the school, averaging $1,547

Source: College Navigator (U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS)

Outcomes

Completion

Within 6 yrs

31%

Pell students: 18.4% · others: 52.6%

8 yrs after starting

34% graduated · 23% transferred · 2% still enrolled · 42% left or unknown

Earnings

6 yrs after entry$31,298

10 yrs after entry$30,162

Debt

Median at graduation$10,245

Monthly payment$109

Middle 50% owe$2.5k–$10.3k

90th percentile$17,750

Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Student Body

Gender

Men 36%Women 64%

Who enrolls

Faculty ratio

11 : 1

Pell grant

37%

First-gen

49%

Family income

$21,195

Independent

47%

Age at entry

25.0

Part-time

38%

Where first-years come from

In state (WV)

82.5%

Out of state

17.5%

International

0.0%

Most out-of-state first-years from: OH 50 · PA 8 · VA 1

Race & ethnicity

White

87%

Hispanic

Black

Asian

Two or more

Non-resident

Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional

Resources

Endowment

$3M

Full-time faculty

38%

Faculty salary

$7,497/mo

Teaching spend

$7,748

per student

Federal loans

Classification

Carnegie type

Associate's — high career & technical

Undergraduate profile