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Social Work at West Virginia Northern Community College

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what West Virginia Northern Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WVNCC is located in Wheeling, West Virginia and has a total student population of 1,253.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Work section at the bottom of this page.

WVNCC Social Work Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Social Work

WVNCC Social Work Rankings

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Social Work Student Demographics at WVNCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at West Virginia Northern Community College.

WVNCC Social Work Associate’s Program

86% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of social work associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in social work at WVNCC are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Virginia Northern Community College with a associate's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for West Virginia Northern Community College.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 1,350 $36,430
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 880 $39,530
Healthcare Social Workers 650 $49,440
Social and Community Service Managers 450 $56,460
Marriage and Family Therapists 350 $43,460

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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