New River Community and Technical College

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#14396 / #3767
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
College in Beaver, West Virginia, U.S.

New River Community and Technical College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#3767
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$5,360
Graduation rate
44%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
770

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About New River Community and Technical College

According to Wikipedia, New River Community and Technical College is a public community college in Beaver, West Virginia. It was founded in 2003 and is West Virginia's newest college. The college was independently accredited in 2005 by the Higher Learning Commission. Although newly founded and named, the college's origins span more than one hundred thirty years of service to West Virginia through its two parent institutions, Bluefield State College and Glenville State College.

New River Community and Technical College's Online Degrees

Certificate in Digital Arts
  • Required Credits: 360
  • Completion Time: 12 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Multimedia Arts
  • Required Credits: 360
  • Completion Time: 12 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Digital Game Artist
  • Required Credits: 600
  • Completion Time: 18 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Household Manager
  • Required Credits: 80
  • Completion Time: 6 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Household Manager With Executive Housekeeper
  • Required Credits: 140
  • Completion Time: 12 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Hotel Management With Executive Housekeeper
  • Required Credits: 160
  • Completion Time: 12 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Chartered Tax Professional For California Residents
  • Required Credits: 200
  • Completion Time: 18 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Entrepreneurship: Start-Up And Business Owner Management
  • Required Credits: 200
  • Completion Time: 6 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Marketing Design
  • Required Credits: 360
  • Completion Time: 12 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Records Management
  • Required Credits: 180
  • Completion Time: 6 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Oracle Sql And Pl/Sql Developer + Java Programmer
  • Required Credits: 220
  • Completion Time: 12 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Records Management Certificate With Microsoft Office Master'S 2019
  • Required Credits: 425
  • Completion Time: 12 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Records Management Certificate With Microsoft Office Specialist 2019
  • Required Credits: 515
  • Completion Time: 12 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Mediation And Arbitration
  • Required Credits: 200
  • Completion Time: 6 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Paralegal
  • Required Credits: 225
  • Completion Time: 12 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Mediation And Restorative Justice
  • Required Credits: 240
  • Completion Time: 6 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in 120-Hour Tefl
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 6 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in 220-Hour Advanced Tefl
  • Required Credits: 220
  • Completion Time: 9 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Social Service Assistant
  • Required Credits: 70
  • Completion Time: 6 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Administrative Dental Assistant
  • Required Credits: 150
  • Completion Time: 6 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Healthcare And Eldercare
  • Required Credits: 240
  • Completion Time: 6 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Certified Professional Life Coach
  • Required Credits: 40
  • Completion Time: 6 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Career Counselor And Life Coach
  • Required Credits: 140
  • Completion Time: 12 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Certificate In Family Mediation
  • Required Credits: 240
  • Completion Time: 6 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Oil Refinery Operations
  • Required Credits: 400
  • Completion Time: 12 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Power Plant Operations
  • Required Credits: 400
  • Completion Time: 12 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Basic Housekeeping
  • Required Credits: 50
  • Completion Time: 6 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Executive Housekeeper
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 6 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Home Inspection
  • Required Credits: 200
  • Completion Time: 12 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Event Management And Design
  • Required Credits: 300
  • Completion Time: 6 months
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Horse Care Management
  • Required Credits: 400
  • Completion Time: 12 months
  • Format: Fully online

New River Community and Technical College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
60%44%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does New River Community and Technical College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$5,360
Average Net Price by Family Income (2021–22)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$99
30K - 48K$756
48K - 75K$653
75K - 110K$5,879
110K+$9,625

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do New River Community and Technical College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former New River Community and Technical College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $34,178 a year, and 78% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

New River Community and Technical College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
1,7351,735

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is New River Community and Technical College?

New River Community and Technical College is located at 280 University Drive, Beaver, WV 25813-8987.

How Safe is New River Community and Technical College?

Relative to its enrollment, New River Community and Technical College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft).

What Is New River Community and Technical College Known For?

New River Community and Technical College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

New River Community and Technical College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much New River Community and Technical College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Nursing
#5604
World Rank
#5604
Historical Rank
#2181
USA Rank

New River Community and Technical College ranks #2181 in the U.S. and #5604 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Computer Science
#8925
World Rank
#8931
Historical Rank
#2312
USA Rank

New River Community and Technical College ranks #2312 in the U.S. and #8925 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Education
#12674
World Rank
#12678
Historical Rank
#3414
USA Rank

New River Community and Technical College ranks #3414 in the U.S. and #12674 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Business
#13626
World Rank
#13626
Historical Rank
#3691
USA Rank

New River Community and Technical College ranks #3691 in the U.S. and #13626 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Medical
#13799
World Rank
#13800
Historical Rank
#3867
USA Rank

New River Community and Technical College ranks #3867 in the U.S. and #13799 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees