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Carver Career Center

Charleston, West Virginia Public 2-year Midsize suburb

Overview

Carver Career Center is a public two-year institution in Charleston, West Virginia. The campus sits in a midsize suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 169 students.

Carver Career Center offers certificates across 10 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Cosmetology, Barbering, and Teacher Assistant/Aide. It awarded 155 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 91% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Mission

The mission of Carver Career & Technical Education Center is to provide quality career and technical education to students in Kanawha County and surrounding areas, preparing them for employment, career advancement or further education. This includes both secondary and adult students. The center also aims to assist employers in meeting their training and employment needs.

Mission statement as reported by Carver Career Center

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
169
Students enrolled
91%
First-year retention
155
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
10
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 10

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

Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 4
Education 1
Construction Trades 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Health Professions 3

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
91%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
32
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
62
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
61

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
169
Undergraduates, fall 2024
169
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
182
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
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
75%
Men
25%
White
87%
Hispanic or Latino
1%
Black or African American
12%
Asian
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize suburb
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Principal
Lisa Dorsey
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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