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Pierpont Community and Technical College Overview

Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Fairmont, West Virginia. Fairmont is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is Pierpont Community and Technical College Known For?

706 Undergraduate Awards
  • The associate's degree is the highest award offered at Pierpont Community and Technical College.
  • For the 2021-2022 academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Pierpont Community and Technical College?

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Contact details for Pierpont Community and Technical College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 500 Galliher Drive, Fairmont, WV 26554
Phone: 304-367-4907
Website: www.pierpont.edu

How Do I Get Into Pierpont Community and Technical College?

You can apply to Pierpont Community and Technical College online at: https://secure.cfwv.com/applications/Pierpont_CTC/apply.html

Pierpont Community and Technical College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Pierpont Community and Technical College?

31% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Pierpont Community and Technical College, approximately 31% of students took out student loans averaging $5,009 a year. That adds up to $20,036 over four years for those students.

Pierpont Community and Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

801 Full-Time Undergraduates
52% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,596 undergraduate students at Pierpont Community and Technical College, with 801 being full-time and 795 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 801 full-time undergraduates at Pierpont Community and Technical College, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pierpont Community and Technical College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 7
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 746
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 32

Online Learning at Pierpont Community and Technical College

608 Took All Classes Online
1,180 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 1,180 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Pierpont Community and Technical College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 20th most popular in West Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Pierpont Community and Technical College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 38%
General Studies 29%
Health Professions 1%
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 20%
Legal Professions 20%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 30%
Sign Language Interpretation & Translation 38%

Pierpont Community and Technical College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Engineering Technology (Other) 192 25 0 217
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 102 0 102
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 58 0 58
Culinary Arts 21 20 0 41
General Business/Commerce 16 18 0 34
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 19 6 7 32
Allied Health Professions 2 6 23 31
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 24 0 24
Computer Systems Networking 0 21 0 21
Other Science Technologies/Technicians 0 21 0 21
Health & Medical Administrative Services 15 3 0 18
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 0 17 17
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 0 12 0 12
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 0 9 2 11
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 11 0 11
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 7 3 0 10
American Sign Language 0 8 0 8
Mining & Petroleum Technology 0 2 5 7
Human Development & Family Studies 0 7 0 7
Computer Software & Applications 0 6 0 6
Design & Applied Arts 0 6 0 6
Legal Support Services 0 5 0 5
Industrial Production Technology 0 4 0 4
Information Technology 0 0 3 3
Business Support & Assistant Services 0 0 0 0
Teaching Assistants 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 272 377 57 706

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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