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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.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $14,102 to cover tuition and fees at WVJC Morgantown. The school does not offer an in-state discount. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $10,219 in loans while pursuing their degree.
WVJC Morgantown does offer online classes for certain degree levels. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pierpont Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia list. Pierpont Community and Technical College is located in Fairmont, West Virginia and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 57 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
In-state students pay an average of $5,086 in tuition and fees if they attend Pierpont Community and Technical College full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $12,056. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $15,146 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Pierpont Community and Technical College. In 2020-2021 about 75% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a great place for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 254 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from West Virginia pay an average of $4,128 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Blue Ridge Community and Technical College. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $7,464.
One thing to take note of is that Blue Ridge Community and Technical College does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2020-2021 year, about 37% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend BridgeValley Community & Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia list. Located in South Charleston, West Virginia, the small public school handed out 21 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Students from West Virginia who attend BridgeValley Community & Technical College full time pay an average of $5,132 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $11,598.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at BridgeValley Community & Technical College. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 78% took at least some of their classes online.
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 awarded 9 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2021-2022.
WVJC Charleston does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $14,529. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $10,692 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at WVJC Charleston. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 43% took at least some of their classes online.
Mountwest Community and Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia ranking. MCTC is a public institution located in Huntington, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 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.
Some students 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.
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. WVNCC is located in Wheeling, West Virginia and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 60 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
In-state students pay an average of $4,394 in tuition and fees if they attend WVNCC full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $12,362. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $6,977 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online classes at WVNCC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
West Virginia University at Parkersburg 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 #8 on the list. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a small public school situated in Parkersburg, West Virginia. It awarded 160 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from West Virginia pay an average of $4,132 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend West Virginia University at Parkersburg. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $9,124. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from West Virginia University at Parkersburg accumulate an average of $17,798 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Online courses are available at West Virginia University at Parkersburg, 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, 44% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
New River Community and Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate trade school programs. Located in Beaver, West Virginia, the small public school awarded 106 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $6,431 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online classes at New River Community and Technical College. During the 2020-2021 year, about 85% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate trade school programs. Southern is a public institution located in Mount Gay, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 170 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Southern is $4,359. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $6,879.
Online courses are available at Southern, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2020-2021 year, about 77% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
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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%.
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