Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 34.6-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.
Of 40 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 36 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing4 · 10.0%
- No Data36 · 90.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 8
- Dec 2025Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Sep 2023Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Feb 2023Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
- Aug 2021Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Jun 2019Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedHigher Learning Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 737 students received $3.4M in Pell grants, alongside $782K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 303 borrowers who entered repayment, 21 (6.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at WVNCC
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
WVNCC vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions WVNCC selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectWest Virginia Northern Community College | 33% | — | 1,525 | $5,329 | Community College |
| — | — | 1,520 | $8,083 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,397 | $0 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,315 | $8,847 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,795 | $1,164 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,187 | $6,005 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 33% | — | 1,459 | $5,667 |
Institutions like WVNCC
Explore the federal data for institutions in WVNCC's comparison group.
- Community CollegeWest Virginia
Mountwest Community and Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,520Net price$8,083View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Edgecombe Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,397Net price$0View data - Community CollegeArkansas
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,315Net price$8,847View data - Community CollegeGeorgia
South Georgia Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,795Net price$1,164View data - Community CollegeAlabama
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,187Net price$6,005View data
WVNCC Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission of the PIER office is to provide accurate and timely information, expertise, and facilitation to support research, planning, assessment, accreditation and the decision-making processes of West Virginia Northern Community College. The office plays a pivotal role in collecting, coordinating and analyzing data about and for the college and serves as the chief information clearinghouse for disseminating information to the administrators, faculty, staff, and external constituents.
Visit IR office page- Dr. Pam SharmaVice President of Institutional Effectiveness
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