by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Mountwest Community and Technical College was awarded 35 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health & medical assisting services.
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MCTC landed the #1,766 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Out of the 28 colleges in West Virginia, MCTC is ranked at #13.
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Mountwest Community and Technical College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
At MCTC, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Mountwest Community and Technical College is 45%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 36% rate at Mountwest Community and Technical College is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,292 undergraduates at MCTC with 839 being full-time and 453 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of MCTC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At MCTC, approximately 25% of students took out student loans averaging $3,271 a year. That adds up to $13,084 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at MCTC is 17.7%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
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Contact details for MCTC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | One Mountwest Way, Huntington, WV 25701 |
| Phone: | 866-710-3140 |
| Website: | www.mctc.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 643 students took at least one online class at Mountwest Community and Technical College. This is a decrease from the 1,132 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 643 | 181 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,132 | 237 |
| 2018-2019 | 707 | 285 |
| 2017-2018 | 728 | 295 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,057 | 319 |
Learn more about online learning at Mountwest Community and Technical College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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