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2023 Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for trade school students.
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Top Trade Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia
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Our 2023 rankings named West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown the best school in West Virginia for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. WVJC Morgantown is a very small private for-profit school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 16 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
WVJC Morgantown does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $14,102. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $10,219 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online courses are available at WVJC Morgantown, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 81% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pierpont Community and Technical College is a great place for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school located in Fairmont, West Virginia that handed out 57 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Students from West Virginia who attend Pierpont Community and Technical College full time pay an average of $5,086 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $12,056. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Pierpont Community and Technical College accumulate an average of $15,146 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Pierpont Community and Technical College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best trade school schools in West Virginia. Located in Martinsburg, West Virginia, the small public school awarded 254 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $4,128 in tuition and fees if they attend Blue Ridge Community and Technical College full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $7,464.
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 37% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 10 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, BridgeValley Community & Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. BridgeValley Community & Technical College is located in South Charleston, West Virginia and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
Full-time students from West Virginia pay an average of $5,132 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend BridgeValley Community & Technical College. Out-of-state students pay an average of $11,598.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at BridgeValley Community & Technical College. During the 2020-2021 year, about 78% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia Junior College - Charleston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia list. Located in Cross Lanes, West Virginia, the very small private for-profit school handed out 9 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
If you want to attend WVJC Charleston, expect to pay an average of $14,529 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from WVJC Charleston accumulate an average of $10,692 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at WVJC Charleston. During the 2020-2021 year, about 43% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Mountwest Community and Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia list. Mountwest Community and Technical College is a small public school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 64 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Undergraduate Certificate recipients from MCTC accumulate an average of $9,262 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at MCTC. During the 2020-2021 year, about 57% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
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West Virginia Northern Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Wheeling, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out undergraduate certificates to 60 students in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at WVNCC is $4,394. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $12,362. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from WVNCC accumulate an average of $6,977 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at WVNCC. During the 2020-2021 year, about 89% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
West Virginia University at Parkersburg ranked #8 on this year’s Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia list. This small public school is located in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and it awarded 160 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at West Virginia University at Parkersburg is $4,132. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $9,124. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $17,798 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that West Virginia University at Parkersburg does offer online classes in some areas. In 2020-2021 about 44% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
New River Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. New River Community and Technical College is a small public school located in Beaver, West Virginia that handed out 106 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $6,431 in loans while pursuing their degree.
One thing to take note of is that New River Community and Technical College does offer online classes in some areas. In 2020-2021 about 85% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia list. Southern is a small public school situated in Mount Gay, West Virginia. It awarded 170 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $4,359 in tuition and fees if they attend Southern full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $6,879.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Southern does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2020-2021 about 77% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.