Bluefield State College Trade Programs

Located in Bluefield, West Virginia, Bluefield State College is a public institution. The surrounding location of Bluefield is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Bluefield State College?

Contact details for Bluefield State College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	219 Rock Street, Bluefield, WV 24701-2198
Phone:	304-327-4000
Website:	bluefieldstate.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bluefield-State-College/324029311740
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/BlfdStateColl

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Can I Afford Bluefield State College?

In a recent term, part-time Bluefield State College students paid $385 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $690 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$9,240	$16,560
Fees	$1,000	$1,000
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$11,327	$11,327
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,300	$4,300

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Bluefield State College, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $6,659 a year. That adds up to $26,636 over four years for those students.

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Bluefield State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,243 undergraduate students at Bluefield State College, with 949 being full-time and 294 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 949 full-time undergraduates at Bluefield State College, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bluefield State College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1
Black or African American	98
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	782
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	47

Geographic Diversity

West Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Bluefield State College. At this time, 5 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 21 countries are represented at Bluefield State College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Bahamas, Spain, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Bluefield State College

There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at Bluefield State College. In 2022-2023, 994 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Bluefield State College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 7th most popular in West Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Bluefield State College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Radiologic Technology	8%

Bluefield State College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Civil Engineering Technology	0	11	9	20
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology	0	8	6	14
Radiologic Technology	0	0	12	12
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology	0	6	5	11
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	0	10	0	10
Industrial & Management Engineering	0	0	8	8
Health Care Management	0	0	4	4
Medical/Clinical Assistant	2	0	0	2
Surveying Technology/Surveying	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	35	44	81

Bluefield State College Trades

In a recent academic period, Bluefield State College awarded 215 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	2	0	0	0
Allied Health Professions	0	0	10	12
Civil Engineering Technology	0	0	11	9
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	6	5
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	0	8
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	4
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	8	6
Total	4	0	95	116

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.