Academy of Careers and Technology

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Academy of Careers and Technology

Academy of Careers and Technology operates as a public institution located in Beckley, West Virginia (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 168 students of which 216 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Academy of Careers and Technology is categorized as “-2” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $9,988 and a Pell grant recipient share of 38.4%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, rising to 79.3% at six years. Graduates earn a median of $32,756 ten years after enrolling, compared with $33,106 six years post-enrollment, and 48.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.