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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
$3,599
-$2.7k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
36%
Full-time retention
60%

Pell equity

12.6pp gap
Pell recipients
31%34 of 111
Non-Pell (all)
44%34 of 78
Subsidized loan, no Pell
33%1 of 3
No Federal Aid
44%33 of 75

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.6-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

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.

DAPIP
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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$2,657
$30–48k$3,804
$48–75k$5,989
$75–110k$4,891
$110k+$2,187

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

Avg net price
$3,599
-$2,705vs Community College median $6,305
Federal loans
11.7%
In-state tuition
$5,156
Out-of-state
$9,646

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 738 students received $3.9M in Pell grants, alongside $702K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
738
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.9M
$3,867,504 total
Direct Loans
$702K
195 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$295K
95 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$405K
99 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.

Cohort Default Rate

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.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs49
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

163 total completions
01Health Professions
5131.3%
02Liberal Arts
2716.6%
03Computer Sciences
2314.1%
04Business
1710.4%
05Precision Production
159.2%
06Mechanic
127.4%
07Family/Consumer Sci
116.7%
08Education
42.5%
09Security/Protective
21.2%
10Legal Professions
10.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,571
12-mo unduplicated
2,027
Undergraduate
2,027
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
31%634
Women
69%1,393

Race / ethnicity composition

White
87.0%
Black
5.7%
Two or more
4.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.3%
Unknown
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
Hispanic
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,262 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago1.991 yr ago0.00Latest
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

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    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.

    Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    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.

    IPEDS
    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$3,599Community College
    Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
    		——1,482$10,321Community College
    BridgeValley Community & Technical College
    		——1,927$4,565Community College
    Pierpont Community and Technical College
    		——1,938$8,325Community College
    University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville
    		——1,192$8,044Community College
    Coahoma Community College
    		——1,633-$274Community College
    Peer group median36%—1,602$6,305

    Institutions like Newriver

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Newriver's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Newriver Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Team
    1 member
    • Steve Lacek
      Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs, Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Grants

    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 $3,599 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.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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