West Virginia University Institute of Technology Trade Programs

Located in Beckley, West Virginia, West Virginia University Institute of Technology is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is West Virginia University Institute of Technology?

Contact details for West Virginia University Tech are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	512 South Kanawha Street, Beckley, WV 25801
Phone:	304-442-1000
Website:	www.wvutech.edu

Can I Afford West Virginia University Tech?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time West Virginia University Tech students paid $327 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $816 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,848	$19,584
Books and Supplies	$950	$950
On Campus Room and Board	$11,676	$11,676
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,000	$3,000

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At West Virginia University Tech, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $6,696 a year. That adds up to $26,784 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at West Virginia University Tech is 2.9%. 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.

West Virginia University Institute of Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,619 undergraduate students at West Virginia University Tech, with 1,038 being full-time and 581 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,038 full-time undergraduates at West Virginia University Tech, 58% are male and 42% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of West Virginia University Institute of Technology students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	9
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	776
International Students	86
Other Races/Ethnicities	100

Geographic Diversity

West Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at West Virginia University Institute of Technology. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 36 countries are represented at West Virginia University Tech. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Spain, Brazil, and Australia.

Online Learning at West Virginia University Institute of Technology

In 2020-2021, 1,080 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of West Virginia University Tech

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at West Virginia University Institute of Technology was 40.7%. This is the #641 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at West Virginia University Tech 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.