West Virginia Northern Community College
Wheeling, West Virginia
- Two-year college
- Public
- City
- 1,014 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.
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,694
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 16 finishedGraduates here earned $47,247 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
- Mining and Petroleum Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,056
- Mining and Petroleum Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,477
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 14 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
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 18 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 30 finishedGraduates here earned $64,927 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (11)
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 21 finishedNationally: $40,381
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $47,691
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,933
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 47 finishedNationally: $34,134
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,294
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $38,048
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $45,150
- Physical Science Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $61,888
- Science Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $41,828
- Social WorkAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $34,827
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $4,488per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $14,205sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $4,917Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 10%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 31%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $33,2016 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $36,16310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $7,048federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 38%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 24%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 West Virginia Northern Community 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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