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Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia

2023 Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia

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$53,687 Avg Salary
$19,625 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in West Virginia to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mining & Petroleum Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for mining & petroleum tech majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Pierpont Community and Technical College the most popular school in West Virginia for mining & petroleum technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Fairmont, Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in mining & petroleum tech at the school are women while 50% are male.

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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Virginia Northern Community College is a great place for mining & petroleum technology students working on their associate degree. WVNCC is a small public school located in the small city of Wheeling.

Of the 9 students majoring in mining & petroleum tech at WVNCC, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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

Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges 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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