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New River Community and Technical College

Beaver, West Virginia·Public, 2-year·Southeast·newriver.edu
6-yr Graduation
36%
Total enrollment
1,571
peer median 1,602
Avg net price
$3,494
-$3.0k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
36%
Full-time retention
60%

Pell equity

2.0pp gap
Pell recipients
31%
Non-Pell
33%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 2.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 47 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 46 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
47
Passing
1
2.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

47programs
  • Passing1 · 2.1%
  • No Data46 · 97.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
46

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+27.9%
$41,716 vs $32,604

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
17%
$6,914 debt · $41,263 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 2005Next review Aug 2035

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 6

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. May 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
  3. Apr 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  4. Apr 2024Initial Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
  5. Sep 2018Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Denial
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$2,578
$30–48k$2,652
$48–75k$5,654
$75–110k$5,641
$110k+$11,656

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$3,494
-$3,034vs Community College median $6,528
Federal loans
15.1%
In-state tuition
$5,158
Out-of-state
$8,140

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 735 students received $3.9M in Pell grants, alongside $688K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
735
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.9M
$3,866,313 total
Direct Loans
$688K
192 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$292K
93 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$394K
98 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2K
1 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 246 borrowers who entered repayment, 15 (6.0%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
6.0%
+3.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
246
Defaulted
15
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.6%
2017
19.4%
2018
14.4%
2019
6.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Newriver

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs46
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

144 total completions
01Liberal Arts
3927.1%
02Health Professions
3020.8%
03Business
2718.8%
04Computer Sciences
2517.4%
05Family/Consumer Sci
74.9%
06Mechanic
64.2%
07Precision Production
64.2%
08Security/Protective
32.1%
09Multi/Interdisciplinary
10.7%
10Education
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,571
12-mo unduplicated
1,735
Undergraduate
1,735
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
31%544
Women
69%1,191

Race / ethnicity composition

White
89.1%
Black
4.3%
Two or more
4.0%
Hispanic
1.0%
Asian
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.8%
Unknown
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.99
2 offenses · 1,007 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago1.99Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
2

By location

2total
  • Public property2

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
55

Newriver vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Newriver selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectNew River Community and Technical College
36%1,571$3,494Community College
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
1,482$8,064Community College
BridgeValley Community & Technical College
1,927$4,992Community College
Pierpont Community and Technical College
1,938$9,096Community College
University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville
1,192$9,359Community College
Coahoma Community College
1,633$560Community College
Peer group median36%1,602$6,528

Frequently asked questions about New River Community and Technical College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Newriver.

What is the graduation rate at New River Community and Technical College?

New River Community and Technical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 36% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend New River Community and Technical College?

New River Community and Technical College reports a total enrollment of 1,571 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at New River Community and Technical College?

The average net price at New River Community and Technical College is $3,494 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is New River Community and Technical College located?

New River Community and Technical College is located in Beaver, West Virginia 25813-8987.

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