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Trade and career schools in West Virginia
West Virginia has 83 accredited campuses awarding trade and career credentials, 3,326 credentials a year. The average completion rate is 69% (rank 14 of 53 states), median graduate debt $9,500, and 33% of campuses are for-profit.
83campuses
3,326credentials / yr
69%avg completion
$9,500median graduate debt
$33,739median earnings, 10 yrs
By trade
CDL / truck driving schools
39 campuses Medical assistant programs
21 campuses · $23,657 yr-1 pay LPN / LVN programs
16 campuses · $33,712 yr-1 pay Cosmetology schools
12 campuses · $14,752 yr-1 pay Welding schools
12 campuses · $31,802 yr-1 pay Medical billing & coding programs
11 campuses · $24,351 yr-1 pay Electrician schools
9 campuses · $28,723 yr-1 pay Radiology & sonography programs
8 campuses · $32,902 yr-1 pay Culinary & pastry schools
6 campuses Dental assistant schools
6 campuses · $21,314 yr-1 pay EMT & paramedic training
6 campuses · $37,343 yr-1 pay HVAC schools
6 campuses · $23,747 yr-1 pay Phlebotomy classes
6 campuses Surgical technologist programs
6 campuses · $31,849 yr-1 pay Auto mechanic schools
5 campuses Esthetician schools
5 campuses · $14,744 yr-1 pay Massage therapy schools
5 campuses · $17,445 yr-1 pay Barber schools
4 campuses · $14,736 yr-1 pay Nail technician schools
4 campuses · $14,744 yr-1 pay CNC & machining programs
3 campuses Pharmacy technician programs
3 campuses · $26,072 yr-1 pay CNA classes
2 campuses · $17,810 yr-1 pay Dental hygiene programs
2 campuses · $40,431 yr-1 pay Diesel mechanic schools
2 campuses Aviation maintenance (A&P) schools
1 campuses Construction trades programs
1 campuses Lineman schools
1 campuses
39 campuses Medical assistant programs
21 campuses · $23,657 yr-1 pay LPN / LVN programs
16 campuses · $33,712 yr-1 pay Cosmetology schools
12 campuses · $14,752 yr-1 pay Welding schools
12 campuses · $31,802 yr-1 pay Medical billing & coding programs
11 campuses · $24,351 yr-1 pay Electrician schools
9 campuses · $28,723 yr-1 pay Radiology & sonography programs
8 campuses · $32,902 yr-1 pay Culinary & pastry schools
6 campuses Dental assistant schools
6 campuses · $21,314 yr-1 pay EMT & paramedic training
6 campuses · $37,343 yr-1 pay HVAC schools
6 campuses · $23,747 yr-1 pay Phlebotomy classes
6 campuses Surgical technologist programs
6 campuses · $31,849 yr-1 pay Auto mechanic schools
5 campuses Esthetician schools
5 campuses · $14,744 yr-1 pay Massage therapy schools
5 campuses · $17,445 yr-1 pay Barber schools
4 campuses · $14,736 yr-1 pay Nail technician schools
4 campuses · $14,744 yr-1 pay CNC & machining programs
3 campuses Pharmacy technician programs
3 campuses · $26,072 yr-1 pay CNA classes
2 campuses · $17,810 yr-1 pay Dental hygiene programs
2 campuses · $40,431 yr-1 pay Diesel mechanic schools
2 campuses Aviation maintenance (A&P) schools
1 campuses Construction trades programs
1 campuses Lineman schools
1 campuses
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| Campus | City | Type | Trades | Grads / yr | Completion | Grad debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinsburg College | Martinsburg | for-profit college | Pharmacy tech, Billing & coding, Medical assistant | 678 | not reported | not reported |
| Pierpont Community and Technical College | Fairmont | Public technical college | Aviation maint., Culinary, Medical assistant, Billing & coding | 223 | 42% | $12,110 |
| New River Community and Technical College | Beaver | Public technical college | LPN, Welding, Lineworker, Cosmetology | 180 | 36% | $7,250 |
| Valley College-Martinsburg | Martinsburg | for-profit college | Billing & coding, Medical assistant | 178 | not reported | $9,500 |
| James Rumsey Technical Institute | Martinsburg | Public technical college | CDL, Electrician, HVAC, LPN | 136 | 77% | not reported |
| Fred W Eberle Technical Center | Buckhannon | Public technical college | LPN, CDL, Cosmetology, Electrician | 134 | 98% | not reported |
| West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown | Morgantown | for-profit college | Medical assistant, Billing & coding, Pharmacy tech | 118 | not reported | $9,881 |
| Boone Career and Technical Center | Foster | Public technical college | CDL, Cosmetology, Welding, Phlebotomy | 114 | not reported | not reported |
| Academy of Careers and Technology | Beckley | Public technical college | LPN, Cosmetology, CDL, Phlebotomy | 106 | 82% | not reported |
| Carver Career Center | Charleston | Public technical college | Cosmetology, Surgical tech, Barber, HVAC | 101 | 92% | not reported |
| West Virginia Northern Community College | Wheeling | Public community college | CNA, Billing & coding, Imaging tech, Culinary | 94 | 33% | $10,245 |
| International Beauty School 4 | Martinsburg | for-profit career school | Esthetics, Cosmetology, Nail tech, Barber | 89 | 83% | $6,333 |
| Mercer County Technical Education Center | Princeton | Public technical college | LPN, Phlebotomy, Electrician, Cosmetology | 73 | 79% | not reported |
| Morgantown Beauty College Inc | Morgantown | for-profit career college | Esthetics, Cosmetology, Nail tech, Massage therapy | 72 | 72% | $6,365 |
| Mountwest Community and Technical College | Huntington | Public technical college | Billing & coding, Medical assistant, EMT / paramedic, Welding | 64 | 19% | $7,446 |
| BridgeValley Community & Technical College | South Charleston | Public technical college | Imaging tech, Dental hygiene, Diesel tech, Billing & coding | 62 | 34% | $9,829 |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College | Martinsburg | Public technical college | Medical assistant, Culinary, Electrician, EMT / paramedic | 61 | 32% | $13,000 |
| Valley College-Beckley | Beckley | for-profit career college | Medical assistant | 58 | 63% | $9,500 |
| Huntington School of Beauty Culture | Huntington | for-profit career school | Cosmetology, Esthetics, Nail tech | 53 | 100% | not reported |
| Cabell County Career Technology Center | Huntington | Public technical college | Electrician, Medical assistant, HVAC, Auto tech | 51 | 64% | not reported |
| Charleston School of Beauty Culture | Charleston | for-profit career school | Barber, Esthetics, Cosmetology, Nail tech | 43 | 70% | $6,128 |
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg | Parkersburg | Public university | Surgical tech, Welding, Machinist, CNA | 40 | not reported | $12,570 |
| Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage Therapy | Clarksburg | for-profit career school | Cosmetology, Massage therapy | 39 | 73% | $6,415 |
| Monongalia County Technical Education Center | Morgantown | Public technical college | LPN, Surgical tech, HVAC | 38 | 68% | not reported |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Charleston | Charleston | for-profit career school | Medical assistant, Dental assisting | 37 | 68% | $9,500 |
| Fayette Institute of Technology | Oak Hill | Public technical college | Electrician, LPN | 35 | 92% | not reported |
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College | Logan | Public technical college | Surgical tech, Imaging tech, Billing & coding, EMT / paramedic | 34 | 29% | $9,190 |
| West Liberty University | West Liberty | Public university | Dental hygiene | 34 | not reported | $23,250 |
| Ben Franklin Career Center | Dunbar | Public technical college | Phlebotomy, CDL, Welding, HVAC | 32 | 86% | not reported |
| Putnam Career and Technical Center | Eleanor | Public technical college | Medical assistant, LPN | 32 | 84% | not reported |
| West Virginia Junior College-Charleston | Cross Lanes | for-profit career college | Medical assistant, Dental assisting | 32 | 60% | $8,270 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Morgantown | Morgantown | for-profit career school | Medical assistant, Dental assisting | 27 | 69% | $9,500 |
| West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition | Morgantown | non-profit university | Imaging tech | 23 | not reported | not reported |
| Mountain State School of Massage | Charleston | for-profit career school | Massage therapy | 21 | 100% | not reported |
| University of Charleston | Charleston | non-profit university | Medical assistant, Imaging tech | 21 | not reported | $19,500 |
| John D Rockefeller IV Career Center | New Cumberland | Public technical college | LPN | 20 | 100% | not reported |
| Randolph Technical Center | Elkins | Public technical college | LPN | 20 | 85% | not reported |
| West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport | Bridgeport | for-profit career college | Medical assistant, Dental assisting | 20 | 52% | $8,270 |
| Wood County Technical Center-Practical Nursing | Parkersburg | Public technical college | LPN | 20 | 100% | not reported |
| Mingo Extended Learning Center | Delbarton | Public community college | LPN | 19 | 60% | not reported |
| Roane-Jackson Technical Center | Leroy | Public technical college | LPN, Cosmetology | 17 | 91% | not reported |
| Ralph R Willis Career and Technical Center | Stollings | Public technical college | LPN | 15 | 86% | not reported |
| Huntington Junior College | Huntington | non-profit career college | Medical assistant, Billing & coding, Dental assisting | 14 | 25% | $21,604 |
| Bluefield State University | Bluefield | Public university | Imaging tech, Medical assistant | 13 | not reported | $18,250 |
| American Public University System | Charles Town | for-profit university | Culinary | 10 | not reported | $21,743 |
| B M Spurr School of Practical Nursing | Glen Dale | non-profit career school | LPN | 10 | 100% | not reported |
| Mineral County Vocational Technical Center | Keyser | Public technical college | LPN | 9 | 58% | not reported |
| Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College | Moorefield | Public technical college | Auto tech | 3 | 42% | $8,500 |
| Mountain State College | Parkersburg | for-profit career college | Medical assistant | 3 | not reported | not reported |
| BPM Truck Academy | Beaver | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| BPM Truck Academy | Beckley | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Bbr Cdl Institute | Weirton | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Boone County Truck Driving Academy | Chapmanville | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| BridgeValley Community and Technical College | South Charleston | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| C&H Heavy Truck Repair Llc | Saint Albans | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Cdl Assist LLC | Sophia | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College | Petersburg | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Fast Lane Trucking and CDL Training Center LLC. | Craigsville | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Fast Lane Trucking and CDL Training Center LLC. | Summersville | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Hard Knocks Commercial Driving School | Grafton | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| James Rumsey Technical Instituted | Martinsburg | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Jobs & Hope Of WV | Kingwood | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| John D. Rockefeller Career Center | New Cumberland | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Legacy Workforce Development | Jane Lew | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Lincoln County Schools | Hamlin | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Mason County Career Center | Point Pleasant | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Masterpiece Rentals | Elkins | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Morgantown CDL, LLC | Morgantown | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| National Electrical Inc | Bridgeport | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| New River community and technical college | Ghent | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Penny Hill Trucking | Mount Nebo | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Pleasants County Board of Education | St Marys | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Randolph County Schools | Elkins | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Sharp as an Errol Career Institute | Morgantown | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Snowshoe Mtn Inc | Snowshoe | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Southern WV Community and Technical College | williamson | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Stone Paving Inc. | Reedsville | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Top Line CDL Training LLC | Rainelle | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Tri State Express Services | Kingwood | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Turn the Wheel CDL Driving School | Morgantown | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Wayne County Board of Education | Wayne | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| West Virginia Northern Community College | New Martinsville | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| West Virginia Northern Community College | Weirton | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
Source: the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey, College Scorecard (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026), DAPIP. Ordered by trade credentials awarded.