Ameritas College

Huntington, West Virginia Private nonprofit 2-year Small city

Overview

Ameritas College is a private nonprofit two-year institution based in Huntington, West Virginia. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 182 students in fall 2024.

Ameritas College offers associate degrees across 6 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling, Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder, and Dental Assisting/Assistant. It awarded 30 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 82% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Mission

Ameritas College is a comprehensive, open-admission private institution based in Huntington, West Virginia serving students globally and committed to ensuring student learning, validating student outcomes, and promoting academic excellence as evidenced by graduate success in employment or lifelong learning.

Mission statement as reported by Ameritas College

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

182

Students enrolled

82%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

17:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

Associate

Programs and majors offered 6

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 4

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate Online option 14 graduates
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder Associate Online option 5 graduates
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other Associate 3 graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant Associate 3 graduates

Business, Management and Marketing 2

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science Associate Online option 3 graduates
Business Administration and Management Associate Online option 2 graduates

Admissions

Admission policy: Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 82%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees: 30

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 182
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 182
Full-time, fall 2024: 78%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 371
Full-time, 2024-25: 87%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 59%
Men: 41%
White: 73%
Hispanic or Latino: 4%
Black or African American: 18%
Two or more races: 2%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online: 4
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 84%
Students taking some online courses: 16%

Campus and services

Setting: Small city
Academic calendar: Quarter
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
President: Frederic Fransen
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact