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Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Trade Schools in West Virginia

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

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Finding the Best Mining & Petroleum Technology 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Trade Schools in West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in West Virginia to see which 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.

Check out the mining & petroleum tech programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in West Virginia.

Our analysis found West Virginia Northern Community College to be the most popular school for mining & petroleum technology students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. WVNCC is a small public school located in the city of Wheeling.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pierpont Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Trade Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the distant town of Fairmont, Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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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