10-yr median earnings
$28,951
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Huntington, West Virginia
Mountwest Community and Technical College
Mountwest Community and Technical College is a public institution in Huntington, West Virginia. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $8,083
- Avg net price / yr
- $28,951
- 10-yr median earnings
- 17.7%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Mountwest Community and Technical College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 18th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 17.7%
- 150%-time completion
- +2%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Midsize
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Mountwest Community and Technical College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
45/100
Mountwest Community and Technical College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$28,951
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A-
$8,083
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
17.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A
$7,446
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$8,083
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
17.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 17.7%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Mountwest Community and Technical College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Mountwest Community and Technical College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Mountwest Community and Technical College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$28,951 18th percentile higher than 18% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Mountwest Community and Technical College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $28,951 | #4200 of 5103 | 18th |
| Average net price | $8,083 | #803 of 5020 | 84th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 17.7% | #4727 of 4858 | 3rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,160 | #2033 of 5462 | 63rd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,160
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
17.7%
150%-time completion
$28,951
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Mountwest Community and Technical College ranks in West Virginia
State rank among 59 reporting West Virginia colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Mountwest Community and Technical College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $28,951 | #49 of 59 | 17th |
| Average net price | $8,083 | #21 of 61 | 66th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 17.7% | #55 of 56 | 2nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,160 | #13 of 64 | 80th |
Highest former-student earnings in West Virginia
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition | $69,666 | - |
| 2 | Wheeling University | $57,949 | $20,503 |
| 3 | West Virginia University | $55,939 | $15,634 |
| 4 | West Virginia University Institute of Technology | $55,939 | $9,337 |
| 5 | Potomac State College of West Virginia University | $55,939 | $9,197 |
| 6 | University of Charleston | $55,774 | $22,107 |
| 7 | West Virginia Wesleyan College | $51,593 | $18,083 |
| 8 | Ralph R Willis Career and Technical Center | $51,465 | -$767 |
| 9 | Shepherd University | $49,358 | $11,363 |
| 10 | United Technical Center | $49,130 | $3,461 |
| 11 | Fairmont State University | $46,857 | $9,032 |
| 12 | Marshall University | $46,354 | $7,502 |
| 49 | Mountwest Community and Technical CollegeThis school | $28,951 | $8,083 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Mountwest Community and Technical College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$7,895 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$9,539 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$9,321 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$15,667 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Mountwest Community and Technical College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $4,938 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $12,304 |
| Average Net Price | $8,083 |
42.1%
Pell Grant Rate
24.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$7,446
Median Debt
$79/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Mountwest Community and Technical College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $6,518 to $8,122 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +6.5%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$6,518
Highest year
$8,122
Most recent (2023)
$8,043
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $7,5492023 · $8,043
Over the same years, enrollment went -46.2% (2,041 → 1,098 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
57.0%
Female
51.9%
First Generation
Outcomes
$28,245
Median Earnings (6yr)
45.1%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 17.7% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $28,245 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $28,951 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 45.1% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $7,446 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $79/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 6 | 109 | $41,756 | $47,662 | $8,800 |
| Certificate | 1 | 7 | $36,184 | $36,184 | - |
Top programs at Mountwest Community and Technical College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Liberal Arts and Sciences,…
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
$47,662 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$40,631 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$36,975 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$36,184 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | 28 | $47,662 | $9,600 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's | 26 | $40,631 | $8,250 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's | 7 | $36,975 | $8,550 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | 7 | $36,184 | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Associate's | 23 | - | - |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's | 14 | - | - |
| Precision Metal Working | Associate's | 11 | - | - |
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Similar Reported Net Price
Other Public institutions with the nearest reported average net price.
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$8,070 net price · $13 apart
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Mountwest Community and Technical College? ▼
Mountwest Community and Technical College is a public institution in Huntington, West Virginia. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,160 students.
How much do Mountwest Community and Technical College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Mountwest Community and Technical College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $28,951 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $28,245.
How much does Mountwest Community and Technical College cost? ▼
The average net price at Mountwest Community and Technical College is $8,083. In-state tuition is $4,938 and out-of-state tuition is $12,304. Median student debt at graduation is $7,446.
What is the graduation rate at Mountwest Community and Technical College? ▼
Mountwest Community and Technical College has a 17.7% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Mountwest Community and Technical College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Mountwest Community and Technical College is $7,446, while former students earn a median of $28,951 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 26% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $79.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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