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Mercer County Technical Education Center

Princeton, West Virginia Public 2-year Town

Overview

Mercer County Technical Education Center is a public two-year institution in Princeton, West Virginia. The campus sits in a town setting. It enrolled 120 students in fall 2024. It is part of Mercer County Schools.

Mercer County Technical Education Center offers certificates across 7 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training, Cosmetology, and Electrician. It awarded 67 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 74% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
120
Students enrolled
74%
First-year retention
67
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
7
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 7

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

Health Professions 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Construction Trades 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 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
74%
First-year retention, part-time students
73%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
4
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
46
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
17

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
120
Undergraduates, fall 2024
120
Full-time, fall 2024
75%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
129
Full-time, 2024-25
69%
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
67%
Men
33%
White
83%
Hispanic or Latino
2%
Black or African American
12%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
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
Town
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Part of
Mercer County Schools
Principal
Danielle Farmer
Services and opportunities
Job placement for graduates

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