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

Can I Afford Bluefield State College?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time Bluefield State College students paid $368 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $668 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,840	$16,030
Fees	$1,000	$1,000
Books and Supplies	$1,600	$1,600
On Campus Room and Board	$10,200	$10,200
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 57% of students took out student loans averaging $5,432 a year. That adds up to $21,728 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Bluefield State College is 4.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Bluefield State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,358 undergraduate students at Bluefield State College, with 996 being full-time and 362 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 996 full-time undergraduates at Bluefield State College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	163
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	740
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	48

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

In 2020-2021, 1,176 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 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Bluefield State College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bluefield State College was 16.6%. This is the #1,026 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Bluefield State College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.