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New River Community and Technical College

Beaver, West Virginia Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

New River Community and Technical College is a public two-year institution in Beaver, West Virginia. Its campus is in a rural area. It enrolled 1,571 students in fall 2024. It is part of West Virginia Community and Technical College System.

New River Community and Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 49 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training, Registered Nursing, and Welding Technology. It awarded 303 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 25 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 60% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,571
Students enrolled
60%
First-year retention
303
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
49
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 49

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

Health Professions 12
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Precision Production 2
Business, Management and Marketing 11
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 4
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Construction Trades 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Education 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Engineering Technologies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Science Technologies 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
60%
First-year retention, part-time students
31%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
163
Certificates under 1 year
39
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
101

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,571
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,571
Full-time, fall 2024
44%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,027
Full-time, 2024-25
41%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
69%
Men
31%
White
89%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
25
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
37%
Students taking some online courses
40%

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
West Virginia Community and Technical College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
President
Dr. Bonny B. Copenhaver
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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