unitid 238014 · Wheeling, WV · public 2-year · city (small)
West Virginia Northern Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 1,824
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
1,014
27th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
37%
undergrads on Pell grants
72nd pctl among public 2-years
completion
33%
finish within 150% time
35th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$13,512
30th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$5,329
after aid, aided students
25th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$30,162
after entry, Title IV students
5th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$10,245
48th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $3,911 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k43%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75k19%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $21,195
- First-generation students
- 49%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,706
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.9× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 92 | $33,604 | $14,369 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 35 | $66,698 | $19,963 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 26 | $32,078 | $8,734 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 23 | $31,984 | $6,575 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 22 | $42,727 | $11,613 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 14 | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 8 | $25,170 | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 7 | — | — |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). | 7 | — | — |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 6 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 6 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 5 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.