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West Virginia University at Parkersburg

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West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a public institution situated in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of West Virginia University at Parkersburg.

1,213 Full-Time Undergraduates
$5,148 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is West Virginia University at Parkersburg?

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Contact details for West Virginia University at Parkersburg are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 300 Campus Drive, Parkersburg, WV 26104
Phone: 304-424-8000
Website: www.wvup.edu

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Can I Afford West Virginia University at Parkersburg?

$5,148 In-State Tuition
26% Take Out Loans
In a recent term, part-time West Virginia University at Parkersburg students paid $215 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $389 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $5,148 $9,324
Fees $100 $100
Books and Supplies $1,500 $1,500

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 West Virginia University at Parkersburg, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $4,618 a year. That adds up to $18,472 over four years for those students.

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West Virginia University at Parkersburg Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,213 Full-Time Undergraduates
64% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,624 undergraduate students at West Virginia University at Parkersburg, with 1,213 being full-time and 1,411 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,213 full-time undergraduates at West Virginia University at Parkersburg, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of West Virginia University at Parkersburg students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 10
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 1,126
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 57

Geographic Diversity

West Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at West Virginia University at Parkersburg. At this time, 3 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 11 countries are represented at West Virginia University at Parkersburg. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, and Ghana.

Online Learning at West Virginia University at Parkersburg

368 Took All Classes Online
881 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 881 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at West Virginia University at Parkersburg has changed over the last few years.

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West Virginia University at Parkersburg Trade School Concentrations

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

Major Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s TOTAL
Welding Technology/Welder 17 7 0 24
Surgical Technology 20 0 0 20
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant 0 19 0 19
Other Electromechanical & Instrumentation & Maintenance Technologies/Technicians 0 13 0 13
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 10 0 0 10
General Mechanics & Repairers 10 0 0 10
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 0 8 0 8
Industrial & Management Engineering 0 0 7 7
Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology 0 7 0 7
Other Mechanic & Repair Technologies/Technicians 5 0 0 5
Other Electrical/Electronics Maintenance & Repair Technology 4 0 0 4
Other Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 0 3 0 3
Electrician 1 0 0 1
Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 67 57 7 131

West Virginia University at Parkersburg Trades

In a recent academic period, West Virginia University at Parkersburg awarded 365 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 Professions 0 0 20 0
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 0 3 1 0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 13 0 0
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 0 0 4 0
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 0 7
Industrial Production Technology 0 7 10 0
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) 0 0 5 0
Mechanics & Repairers 0 0 10 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 8 0 0
Precision Metal Working 0 26 17 0
Total 0 163 181 21

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.

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