What colleges in West Virginia actually cost
The sticker price is not what most families pay. Every West Virginia college below shows its published cost of attendance beside the average net price families in the lowest reported income band actually paid after grants and scholarships — no account needed.
- Colleges
- 62
- in West Virginia with net-price data
- Median sticker price
- $18,688
- a year, across the 62 with a cost of attendance
- Median college's avg. net price, under $30,000
- $9,450
- after grants — the median of each college's average, across the 61 that report this band
| College | City | Sticker price | Avg. net price (income band) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Careers and Technology | Beckley | $18,803 | $9,696Under $30,000 |
| American Public University System | Charles Town | $18,768 | $9,335Under $30,000 |
| Ameritas College | Huntington | $17,951 | $9,503Under $30,000 |
| Appalachian Bible College | Mount Hope | $31,423 | $8,772Under $30,000 |
| B M Spurr School of Practical Nursing | Glen Dale | $20,645 | $18,058Under $30,000 |
| Ben Franklin Career Center | Dunbar | $9,351 | $3,702Under $30,000 |
| Bethany College | Bethany | $50,758 | $14,315Under $30,000 |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College | Martinsburg | $11,522 | $4,201Under $30,000 |
| Bluefield State University | Bluefield | $21,839 | $11,810Under $30,000 |
| BridgeValley Community & Technical College | South Charleston | $12,299 | $4,321Under $30,000 |
| Cabell County Career Technology Center | Huntington | $8,474 | $3,657Under $30,000 |
| Carver Career Center | Charleston | $9,947 | $6,423$30,000–$48,000 |
| Catholic International University | Charles Town | $21,546 | $14,775Under $30,000 |
| Charleston School of Beauty Culture | Charleston | $15,831 | $11,039Under $30,000 |
| Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage Therapy | Clarksburg | $13,765 | $10,507Under $30,000 |
| Concord University | Athens | $20,434 | $8,021Under $30,000 |
| Davis & Elkins College | Elkins | $44,888 | $15,999Under $30,000 |
| Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College | Moorefield | $17,258 | $6,392Under $30,000 |
| Fairmont State University | Fairmont | $20,018 | $8,434Under $30,000 |
| Fayette Institute of Technology | Oak Hill | $10,382 | $2,482Under $30,000 |
| Fred W Eberle Technical Center | Buckhannon | $9,294 | $1,959Under $30,000 |
| Glenville State University | Glenville | $23,591 | $10,884Under $30,000 |
| Huntington School of Beauty Culture | Huntington | $14,878 | $10,659Under $30,000 |
| International Beauty School | Martinsburg | $21,098 | $11,311Under $30,000 |
| James Rumsey Technical Institute | Martinsburg | $13,393 | $5,802Under $30,000 |
| John D Rockefeller IV Career Center | New Cumberland | $25,581 | $19,229Under $30,000 |
| Marshall University | Huntington | $22,022 | $4,648Under $30,000 |
| Mercer County Technical Education Center | Princeton | $10,248 | $1,623Under $30,000 |
| Mineral County Vocational Technical Center | Keyser | $6,780 | $2,914Under $30,000 |
| Mingo Extended Learning Center | Delbarton | $10,685 | $3,290Under $30,000 |
| Monongalia County Technical Education Center | Morgantown | $12,083 | $4,838Under $30,000 |
| Morgantown Beauty College Inc | Morgantown | $18,079 | $10,684Under $30,000 |
| Mountain State School of Massage | Charleston | $25,969 | $25,354Under $30,000 |
| Mountwest Community and Technical College | Huntington | $15,667 | $7,895Under $30,000 |
| New River Community and Technical College | Beaver | $12,132 | $2,657Under $30,000 |
| Pierpont Community and Technical College | Fairmont | $14,707 | $7,780Under $30,000 |
| Potomac State College of West Virginia University | Keyser | $17,619 | $7,375Under $30,000 |
| Putnam Career and Technical Center | Eleanor | $7,475 | $1,975Under $30,000 |
| Ralph R Willis Career and Technical Center | Stollings | $8,033 | $0aid covered the full costUnder $30,000 |
| Randolph Technical Center | Elkins | $13,274 | $10,075Under $30,000 |
| Roane-Jackson Technical Center | Leroy | $12,798 | $5,879Under $30,000 |
| Ross College-Morgantown | Morgantown | $25,061 | $20,848Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Charleston | Charleston | $23,138 | $17,821Under $30,000 |
| Salem University | Salem | $18,650 | $9,886Under $30,000 |
| Shepherd University | Shepherdstown | $19,601 | $7,906Under $30,000 |
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College | Logan | $18,725 | $9,480Under $30,000 |
| United Technical Center | Clarksburg | $11,600 | $2,787Under $30,000 |
| University of Charleston | Charleston | $46,470 | $21,427Under $30,000 |
| Valley College-Beckley | Beckley | $31,973 | $25,305Under $30,000 |
| Valley College-Martinsburg | Martinsburg | $31,332 | $25,497Under $30,000 |
| West Liberty University | West Liberty | $23,809 | $12,714Under $30,000 |
| West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport | Bridgeport | $25,936 | $9,808Under $30,000 |
| West Virginia Junior College-Charleston | Cross Lanes | $22,249 | $11,459Under $30,000 |
| West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown | Morgantown | $24,052 | $14,652Under $30,000 |
| West Virginia Northern Community College | Wheeling | $13,512 | $3,911Under $30,000 |
| West Virginia State University | Institute | $19,772 | $9,457Under $30,000 |
| West Virginia University | Morgantown | $26,415 | $9,450Under $30,000 |
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg | Parkersburg | $9,420 | $723Under $30,000 |
| West Virginia University Institute of Technology | Beckley | $18,907 | $6,998Under $30,000 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | Buckhannon | $48,190 | $12,611Under $30,000 |
| Wheeling University | Wheeling | $42,504 | $17,739Under $30,000 |
| Wood County Technical Center-Practical Nursing | Parkersburg | $11,266 | $871Under $30,000 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2024 data release. Sticker price is the college's cost of attendance (the published figure, or the sum of its published components). Net price is the average paid by students who received federal aid, grouped by household income. Averages from past students — your family's cost could be higher or lower.
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