Pierpont Community and Technical College
Pierpont Community & Technical College (Pierpont) is a public community college in Fairmont, West Virginia. Founded in 1974, it has the second largest enrollment of the community and technical colleges that make up the West Virginia Community and Technical College System. The college serves 13 counties in North Central West Virginia with classes offered at more than 15 locations throughout the region. Its headquarters is located in Fairmont, West Virginia. The student/faculty ratio is 17:1.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $5,510
- Undergraduate enrollment: 2,319
- Graduation rate (150%): 42%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 42%
- Student to faculty ratio: 21:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $35,132
- Median earnings (8 years): $31,849
- Median earnings (6 years): $31,618
- Control: Public
- Locale: Town, distant
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Fairmont, WV
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Pierpont Community and Technical College include General Studies, Engineering, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.
- General Studies (436 associate)
- Engineering (184 bachelor's)
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (32 associate)
- Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology (41 associate)
- Business (44 associate)
- Phlebotomy Technician (40 bachelor's)
- Aircraft Powerplant Technology (22 bachelor's)
- Medical Radiologic Technology (18 associate)
- Medical Administrative (16 bachelor's)
- Respiratory Care Therapy (13 associate)
Degree mix: Business 20%, Computer Science 15%, Health 65%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Pierpont Community and Technical College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $7,780 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $7,780
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $6,956
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $9,360
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $13,453
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $14,707
- In-state tuition and fees: $5,762
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $13,660
- Books and supplies: $1,173
- Off-campus room and board: $11,261
- Off-campus with family: $2,932
- Typical cost of attendance: $14,707
- Sticker vs net gap: 63%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 22%
- Federal loan recipients: 14%
- Average institutional grant: $1,075
- Average federal loan: $5,853
- Median debt at graduation: $12,110
Admissions
Pierpont Community and Technical College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 2,319
- Women: 60%
- Part-time undergraduates: 17%
- Age 25 and older: 15%
- Graduation rate: 42%
- Come back after freshman year: 59%
- First-generation: 48%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 17%
- Student to faculty: 21:1
- Professor salary: $81,016
- Associate professor salary: $57,946
- Assistant professor salary: $58,962
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Pierpont Community and Technical College acceptance rate? Pierpont Community and Technical College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Pierpont Community and Technical College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $7,780 a year after aid. Average net price is $5,510.
What majors does Pierpont Community and Technical College offer? Popular programs include General Studies, Engineering, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology, Business.
What is the average salary after Pierpont Community and Technical College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $35,132 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Pierpont Community and Technical College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 42% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 42%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Pierpont Community and Technical College official site: https://www.pierpont.edu/.