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Pierpont Community and Technical College

Fairmont, West Virginia · Public technical college

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42%completion rate · West Virginia avg 69%
$12,110median debt of graduates
$31,618median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$35,132median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and D | American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Edu | Higher Learning Commission (Accredited)
Address: 500 Galliher Drive, Fairmont, WV 26554 · Phone: (304) 367-4907 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
Sanction on record, since lifted — Jun 2024 · Warning · Higher Learning Commission; Jun 2026 · Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed. 6 sanction actions in the window.
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Pierpont Community an… Pierpont Community an…: 42.1% 42.1% West Virginia average West Virginia average: 68.5% 68.5% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians$35,220$45,470$70,950
Chefs and head cooks$40,520$61,100$82,480
Medical assistants$30,890$37,180$41,140
Medical records specialists$31,610$47,360$59,950
Phlebotomists$30,570$39,250$44,570
Radiologic technologists and technicians$56,270$74,150$81,370
Electricians$43,620$64,810$83,920
Emergency medical technicians$29,120$34,360$39,310

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in West Virginia (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 26 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 24 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, under 300 hours 21 not reported not reported not reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 18 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 17 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 17 $27,352 $40,365 $13,271
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 15 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate degree 12 not reported $21,052 not reported
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Associate degree 12 $94,290 $86,867 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 8 $27,352 $40,365 $13,271
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 1–2 years 8 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 7 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 7 $27,352 $40,365 $13,271
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 1–2 years 7 not reported not reported not reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Certificate, under 300 hours 6 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 5 not reported not reported not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate degree 4 not reported $32,029 not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 3 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 2 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 1–2 years 2 not reported not reported not reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 1 not reported not reported not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 1–2 years 1 not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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