10-yr median earnings
$27,472
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Cross Lanes, West Virginia
West Virginia Junior College-Charleston
West Virginia Junior College-Charleston is a private for-profit institution in Cross Lanes, West Virginia. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 68.5%
- 150%-time completion
- $12,887
- Avg net price / yr
- $27,472
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
West Virginia Junior College-Charleston posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 16th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 68.5%
- 150%-time completion
- +5%
- 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 West Virginia Junior College-Charleston 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-High Traditional"), 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
C-
College Value Score
50/100
West Virginia Junior College-Charleston
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
$27,472
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B-
$12,887
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B-
68.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A-
$8,270
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
37.3%
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
$12,887
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
68.5%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 68.5%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - West Virginia Junior College-Charleston 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 West Virginia Junior College-Charleston 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.
West Virginia Junior College-Charleston: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$27,472 16th percentile higher than 16% 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 | West Virginia Junior College-Charleston | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $27,472 | #4287 of 5103 | 16th |
| Average net price | $12,887 | #1692 of 5020 | 66th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 68.5% | #1532 of 4858 | 68th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 394 | #3059 of 5462 | 44th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
394
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
68.5%
150%-time completion
$27,472
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How West Virginia Junior College-Charleston 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 | West Virginia Junior College-Charleston | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $27,472 | #51 of 59 | 14th |
| Average net price | $12,887 | #42 of 61 | 31st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 68.5% | #23 of 56 | 59th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 394 | #29 of 64 | 55th |
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 |
| 51 | West Virginia Junior College-CharlestonThis school | $27,472 | $12,887 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at West Virginia Junior College-Charleston
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$11,459 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$10,715 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$13,513 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$19,215 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at West Virginia Junior College-Charleston - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $14,798 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $14,798 |
| Average Net Price | $12,887 |
73.8%
Pell Grant Rate
72.9%
Federal Loan Rate
$8,270
Median Debt
$88/mo
Monthly Payment
2013–2023: what West Virginia Junior College-Charleston costs has stayed close to flat
Average net price moved +22.0% over 10 years, from $9,718 to $11,856 in nominal dollars. The median college measured over the same span moved +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $9,7182023 · $11,856
Over the same years, enrollment went +48.8% (213 → 317 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
83.3%
Female
56.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
$26,253
Median Earnings (6yr)
24.3%
Earning Over $25K
37.3%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 68.5% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $26,253 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $27,472 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 24.3% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 37.3% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $8,270 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $88/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 5 | 40 | $33,284 | $41,382 | $7,407 |
| Certificate | 2 | 9 | - | - | - |
Top programs at West Virginia Junior College-Charleston by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Computer and Information S…
Computer and Information Sciences, General
$41,382 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$34,541 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$33,565 median earnings
- Dental Support Services an…
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
$23,649 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Associate's | - | $41,382 | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's | 0 | $34,541 | $6,937 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's | 24 | $33,565 | $7,195 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's | 12 | $23,649 | $6,894 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Associate's | 4 | - | $8,600 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | 9 | - | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | - | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for West Virginia Junior College-Charleston? ▼
West Virginia Junior College-Charleston is a private for-profit institution in Cross Lanes, West Virginia. Undergraduate enrollment is 394 students.
How much do West Virginia Junior College-Charleston former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at West Virginia Junior College-Charleston who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $27,472 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $26,253.
How much does West Virginia Junior College-Charleston cost? ▼
The average net price at West Virginia Junior College-Charleston is $12,887. In-state tuition is $14,798 and out-of-state tuition is $14,798. Median student debt at graduation is $8,270.
What is the graduation rate at West Virginia Junior College-Charleston? ▼
West Virginia Junior College-Charleston has a 68.5% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is West Virginia Junior College-Charleston worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at West Virginia Junior College-Charleston is $8,270, while former students earn a median of $27,472 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 30% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 37.3% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $88.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. 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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