Pierpont Community and Technical College

Fairmont, West Virginia

  • Two-year college
  • Public
  • Town
  • 959 students

What you can study

Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.

Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic

  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 32 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 31 finishedGraduates here earned $55,957 a year after finishingNationally: $48,683

Child care and early education

  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763

Clinical lab technician

  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 40 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,694

Computers and IT

  • Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
  • Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
  • Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 32 finishedGraduates here earned $39,001 a year after finishingNationally: $46,926
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595

Culinary arts

  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 12 finishedGraduates here earned $26,934 a year after finishingNationally: $34,674

Electrician

  • Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 0 finishedGraduates here earned $106,469 a year after finishingNationally: $55,611

EMT, surgical tech and imaging

  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedGraduates here earned $56,840 a year after finishingNationally: $55,124
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 34 finishedGraduates here earned $59,567 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169

Engineering technology

  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
  • Mining and Petroleum Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,056
  • Mining and Petroleum Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,477
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
  • Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherCertificate · 165 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,889
  • Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate degree · 19 finishedGraduates here earned $86,015 a year after finishingNationally: $62,755

Graphic and applied design

  • Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
  • Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578

Medical assisting and pharmacy tech

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 19 finishedGraduates here earned $39,392 a year after finishingNationally: $40,233

Medical billing and office

  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 28 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452

Office and business support

  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026

Paralegal

  • Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997

Practical nursing and nursing assistant

  • Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 11 finishedGraduates here earned $43,624 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Other programs (9)
  • American Sign LanguageAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $32,528
  • Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate · 17 finishedNationally: $54,610
  • Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 27 finishedNationally: $40,381
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 436 finishedNationally: $34,134
  • Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $45,150
  • Science Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate degree · 0 finishedGraduates here earned $57,695 a year afterNationally: $41,828
  • Teaching Assistants/AidesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $28,477
  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $29,038
  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $37,661
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$7,839$30–48k$9,747$48–75k$8,703$75–110k$13,276Over $110kNot reportedSource: College Scorecard
Average net price
$7,940per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$13,276sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$5,762Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
13%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
50%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$36,4396 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$38,20910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$10,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
36%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Left for another college before finishing
5%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard

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Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Pierpont Community and Technical College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.

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