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2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$4,740 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,687 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree School for You

Mining & Petroleum Technology is the #22 most popular major in West Virginia with 33 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for mining & petroleum tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mining & petroleum tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Mining & Petroleum Technology

Our analysis found Pierpont Community and Technical College to be the best value school for mining & petroleum technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in West Virginia. Located in the town of Fairmont, Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pierpont Community and Technical College are $5,086 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Pierpont Community and Technical College is ranked #2 for overall quality for mining & petroleum tech in West Virginia.

Read full report on Mining & Petroleum Technology at Pierpont Community and Technical College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia Northern Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list. WVNCC is a small public school located in the city of Wheeling.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WVNCC are $4,394 per year.

Read full report on Mining & Petroleum Technology at West Virginia Northern Community College

Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 119
Virginia 1
Kentucky 0
Mississippi 19

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, mining & petroleum technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mining & Petroleum Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Petroleum Technology/Technician 392
Mining Technology/Technician 15
Other Mining & Petroleum Technologies 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jeffrey Beall.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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