2023 Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 43 schools in West Virginia to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Trade Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia
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Our analysis found Valley College-Martinsburg to be the most popular school for trade school students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in West Virginia. Located in Martinsburg, West Virginia, the very small private for-profit school handed out 225 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Valley College of Technology accumulate an average of $8,646 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 98% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Valley College of Technology is an excellent choice, since the school is online.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at New River Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in West Virginia. New River Community and Technical College is located in Beaver, West Virginia and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 106 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $6,431 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since New River Community and Technical College does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 85% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia Northern Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia 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. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $6,977 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
WVNCC does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In 2020-2021 about 89% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Ross Medical Education Center - Charleston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in West Virginia. Located in Charleston, West Virginia, the very small private for-profit school handed out 46 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Ross - Charleston accumulate an average of $8,118 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 98% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Ross - Charleston does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2020-2021 about 73% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Careers and Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia list. Academy of Careers and Technology is a very small public school situated in Beckley, West Virginia. It awarded 43 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
Fred W Eberle Technical Center came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia ranking. Fred W Eberle Technical Center is a very small public school located in Buckhannon, West Virginia that handed out 71 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 68% of those degree recipients were women.
With a ranking of #7, James Rumsey Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. James Rumsey Technical Institute is located in Martinsburg, West Virginia and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 84 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 25% were women.
Valley College-Beckley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Beckley, West Virginia is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out undergraduate certificates to 60 students in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 95% were women.
Valley College-Beckley is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia list. 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. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $6,879. Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Southern does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2020-2021 year, about 77% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
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With a ranking of #10, Cabell County Career Technology Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Cabell County Career Technology Center is located in Huntington, West Virginia and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 96 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 28% of those degree recipients were women.
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Martinsburg, West Virginia. It awarded 254 undergraduate certificates 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. Around 59% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College. During the 2020-2021 year, about 37% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Carver Career Center came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia ranking. This very small public school is located in Charleston, West Virginia, and it awarded 84 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.
Mercer County Technical Education Center came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia ranking. Princeton, West Virginia is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out undergraduate certificates to 53 students in 2021-2022.
Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.
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Monongalia County Technical Education Center landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate trade school programs. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out undergraduate certificates to 41 students in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.
West Virginia University at Parkersburg did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a public institution located in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The school has a small population, 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. Out-of-state students 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. Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.
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. In 2020-2021 about 44% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Pierpont Community and Technical College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate trade school programs. 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.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Pierpont Community and Technical College is $5,086. 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. Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.
Online courses are available at Pierpont Community and Technical College, 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, 75% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
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Ross Medical Education Center - Morgantown landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate trade school programs. Ross - Morgantown is a very small private for-profit school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 26 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Ross - Morgantown accumulate an average of $8,143 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 96% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Ross - Morgantown does offer online classes in some areas. In 2020-2021 about 45% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Mountwest Community and Technical College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia ranking. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, the small public school handed out 64 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $9,262 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 52% were women.
Online courses are available at MCTC, 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, 57% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Morgantown Beauty College Inc did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Morgantown Beauty College Inc is a very small private for-profit school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 25 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 96% were women.
Garnet Career Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #20 on the list.
West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition
West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia ranking. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 33 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Undergraduate Certificate recipients from WVUH Radiologic Technology Education Programs accumulate an average of $10,934 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 79% of those degree recipients were women.
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Fayette Institute of Technology ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia list. This very small public school is located in Oak Hill, West Virginia, and it awarded 27 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 48% were women.
Roane-Jackson Technical Center landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate trade school programs. Roane-Jackson Technical Center is a very small public school located in Leroy, West Virginia that handed out 18 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Wood County School of Practical Nursing did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in Parkersburg, West Virginia, the very small public school handed out 14 undergraduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Huntington School of Beauty Culture came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia ranking. Huntington School of Beauty Culture is a private for-profit institution located in Huntington, West Virginia. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 34 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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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