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Ben Franklin Career Center

Dunbar, West Virginia Public Less than 2-year Midsize suburb

Overview

Ben Franklin Career Center is a public career and technical school in Dunbar, West Virginia. The campus sits in a midsize suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 78 students.

Ben Franklin Career Center offers certificates across 6 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor, Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General, and Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician. It awarded 84 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 93% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
78
Students enrolled
93%
First-year retention
84
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
6
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

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.

Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Health Professions 2
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Precision Production 1

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
93%
First-year retention, part-time students
80%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
34
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
50

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
78
Undergraduates, fall 2024
78
Full-time, fall 2024
85%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
134
Full-time, 2024-25
72%
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
30%
Men
70%
White
80%
Hispanic or Latino
1%
Black or African American
13%
Two or more races
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize suburb
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Adult CTE Principal
Susan Sweat
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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