West Virginia Northern Community College Overview

West Virginia Northern Community College is a public institution situated in Wheeling, West Virginia. The city atmosphere of Wheeling makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is West Virginia Northern Community College Known For?

• The associate's degree is the highest award offered at WVNCC.
• In a recent academic period48% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is West Virginia Northern Community College?

Contact details for WVNCC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1704 Market St., Wheeling, WV 26003-3699
Phone:	304-233-5900
Website:	www.wvncc.edu

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How Do I Get Into WVNCC?

You can apply to WVNCC online at: www.wvncc.edu/future-students/apply-online/79

West Virginia Northern Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford West Virginia Northern Community College?

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 WVNCC, approximately 9% of students took out student loans averaging $3,373 a year. That adds up to $13,492 over four years for those students.

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West Virginia Northern Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,253 undergraduate students at WVNCC, with 571 being full-time and 682 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 571 full-time undergraduates at WVNCC, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of West Virginia Northern Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	515
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Over 3 countries are represented at WVNCC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Taiwan.

West Virginia Northern Community College Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	92	0	92
Nursing	0	35	0	35
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	3	26	29
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	0	23	23
Allied Health Professions	0	22	0	22
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	14	0	14
Culinary Arts	0	5	6	11
Mental & Social Health Services	4	5	0	9
General Business/Commerce	0	8	0	8
Computer Information Systems	0	3	5	8
Information Technology	0	7	0	7
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration	0	7	0	7
Mining & Petroleum Technology	0	3	3	6
Precision Metal Working	1	5	0	6
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	6	0	6
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	3	0	3
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	2	2
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	0	2	0	2
Industrial Production Technology	0	2	0	2
Social Work	0	1	0	1
Business Support & Assistant Services	0	0	0	0
Hospitality Management	0	0	0	0
Environmental Control Technology	0	0	0	0
General Engineering	0	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	0
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance	0	0	0	0
Physical Science Technicians	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	5	223	65	293

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.