Potomac State College of West Virginia University
Potomac State College of West Virginia University offers Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) career and technical programs, including a General Technical Studies major that recognizes prior learning credit in applied disciplines like automotive, fire science, welding, or machining. The college also provides a Hospitality (Culinary) Associates Degree program delivered on the WVU Tech campus. Students can access career services, including a comprehensive career services platform called Handshake, to assist with job and internship searches.
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All Programs at Potomac State College of West Virginia University
1 trade program at Potomac State College, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
| Program | Score | Earnings | Debt |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
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32 | $14,865/yr | $12,000 |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Potomac State College of West Virginia University using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.