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.
Pierpont Community and Technical College was awarded 66 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is engineering technology (other).
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Pierpont Community and Technical College is ranked #1,742 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Pierpont Community and Technical College held the #1,941 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Pierpont Community and Technical College is also ranked #12 out of 28 schools in West Virginia.
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Since Pierpont Community and Technical College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Pierpont Community and Technical College, this ratio is 14 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
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 Pierpont Community and Technical College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Pierpont Community and Technical College this rate is 54%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,613 undergraduates at Pierpont Community and Technical College with 945 being full-time and 668 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,992 | $10,169 | $12,705 | $14,156 | $14,312 |
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 Pierpont Community and Technical College, 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 Pierpont Community and Technical College, approximately 31% of students took out student loans averaging $5,009 a year. That adds up to $20,036 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Pierpont Community and Technical College is 17.1%. 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 Pierpont Community and Technical College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 500 Galliher Drive, Fairmont, WV 26554 |
| Phone: | 304-367-4907 |
| Website: | https://www.pierpont.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, 1,190 students took at least one online class at Pierpont Community and Technical College. This is a decrease from the 1,609 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,190 | 567 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,609 | 1,368 |
| 2018-2019 | 665 | 60 |
| 2017-2018 | 653 | 55 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,275 | 38 |
Learn more about online learning at Pierpont 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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