10-yr median earnings
$24,070
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Beckley, West Virginia
Valley College-Beckley
Valley College-Beckley is a private nonprofit institution in Beckley, West Virginia. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $24,070
- 10-yr median earnings
- $25,149
- Avg net price / yr
- 62.5%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Valley College-Beckley posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 9th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 62.5%
- 150%-time completion
- +9%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Valley College-Beckley 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, 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
F
College Value Score
34/100
Valley College-Beckley
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
$24,070
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$25,149
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C
62.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B+
$9,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
22.3%
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
$25,149
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
62.5%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 62.5%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Valley College-Beckley 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 Valley College-Beckley 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.
Valley College-Beckley: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$24,070 9th percentile higher than 9% 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 | Valley College-Beckley | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $24,070 | #4635 of 5103 | 9th |
| Average net price | $25,149 | #3939 of 5020 | 22nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 62.5% | #2024 of 4858 | 58th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 165 | #3845 of 5462 | 30th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
165
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
62.5%
150%-time completion
$24,070
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Valley College-Beckley 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 | Valley College-Beckley | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $24,070 | #54 of 59 | 8th |
| Average net price | $25,149 | #59 of 61 | 3rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 62.5% | #26 of 56 | 54th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 165 | #36 of 64 | 44th |
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 |
| 54 | Valley College-BeckleyThis school | $24,070 | $25,149 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Valley College-Beckley
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$25,305 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$25,611 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$21,338 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Valley College-Beckley - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $25,149 |
74.1%
Pell Grant Rate
80.7%
Federal Loan Rate
$9,500
Median Debt
$101/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Valley College-Beckley swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $17,668 to $30,986 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -12.2%, 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
$17,668
Highest year
$30,986
Most recent (2023)
$24,526
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $27,9242023 · $24,526
Over the same years, enrollment went -18.8% (223 → 181 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
71.2%
Female
63.5%
First Generation
Outcomes
$22,156
Median Earnings (6yr)
31.9%
Earning Over $25K
22.3%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 62.5% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $22,156 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $24,070 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 31.9% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 22.3% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $101/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 3 | 60 | $23,673 | $23,673 | $9,500 |
| Associate's | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 60 | $23,673 | $9,500 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Certificate | - | - | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | - | - | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's | - | - | - |
Nearby Schools
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Beckley, WV
981 students
Academy of Careers and Technology
Beckley, WV
168 students
New River Community and Technical College
Beaver, WV
770 students
Appalachian Bible College
Mount Hope, WV
193 students
Fayette Institute of Technology
Oak Hill, WV
32 students
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Valley College-Beckley? ▼
Valley College-Beckley is a private nonprofit institution in Beckley, West Virginia. Undergraduate enrollment is 165 students.
How much do Valley College-Beckley former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Valley College-Beckley who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $24,070 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $22,156.
How much does Valley College-Beckley cost? ▼
The average net price at Valley College-Beckley is $25,149.. Median student debt at graduation is $9,500.
What is the graduation rate at Valley College-Beckley? ▼
Valley College-Beckley has a 62.5% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Valley College-Beckley worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Valley College-Beckley is $9,500, while former students earn a median of $24,070 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 39% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 22.3% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $101.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. 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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