West Virginia Northern Community College

Wheeling, WV · Public · 785 students · Visit Website

West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) offers hands-on training in healthcare, construction, manufacturing, energy, transportation, public safety, and culinary fields. The school emphasizes practical skills through its Applied Technology division and provides flexible scheduling with online and evening classes. WVNCC also provides career services, including resume critiques, mock interviews, and job postings through its College Central system, to help students connect with potential employers.

Programs Analyzed

4

Avg Grad Earnings

$37,541/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

60/100

Tuition (In-State)

$4,544/yr
Out-of-state: $12,728/yr

All Programs at West Virginia Northern Community College

4 trade programs at West Virginia Northern CC, 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 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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81 $63,473/yr $10,720 72.4x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
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61 $43,466/yr $7,602 46.0x Moderate Very Large
124 openings/yr
Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
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61 $21,062/yr $5,250 69.4x Low Very Large
258 openings/yr
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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39 $22,166/yr $11,410 36.0x Low Medium
13 openings/yr

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 4 trade and vocational programs at West Virginia Northern Community College 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.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.