West Virginia Northern Community College

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#13777 / #3618
Global Influence / U.S. Influence

West Virginia Northern Community College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#3618
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$4,917
Graduation rate
31%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
1,014

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About West Virginia Northern Community College

According to Wikipedia, West Virginia Northern Community College is a public community college with its main campus in downtown Wheeling, West Virginia. Established in 1972, WVNCC serves all six counties in West Virginia's Northern Panhandle. It is part of the West Virginia Community and Technical College System.

West Virginia Northern Community College's Online Degrees

Certificate in Small Business Management
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
AAS in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
  • Business Studies
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Business Administration 2+2
Degree Concentrations
  • Accounting
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Business Administration Transfer Option
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Business Administration, Business Studies2+2
Degree Concentrations
  • Management
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Computer Information Technology
Degree Concentrations
  • Microsoft Applications
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
AA in English/Humanities
  • Required Credits: 60-61
  • Format: Fully online
AA in History/Social Science
  • Required Credits: 60-63
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Psychology
  • Required Credits: 60-61
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Associate In Science
  • Required Credits: 61
  • Format: Fully online

West Virginia Northern Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
61%31%

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 West Virginia Northern Community College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$4,917
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$3,651
30K - 48K$1,846
48K - 75K$5,108
75K - 110K$8,588
110K+$10,906

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 West Virginia Northern Community College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former West Virginia Northern Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $36,163 a year, and 80% 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.

West Virginia Northern Community College's Demographics

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

Student BodyUnder-Grads
2,0352,035

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

Where is West Virginia Northern Community College?

West Virginia Northern Community College is located at 1704 Market St., Wheeling, WV 26003-3699.

How Safe is West Virginia Northern Community College?

No violent or property offenses were reported on West Virginia Northern Community College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, West Virginia Northern Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Wheeling has a violent crime rate of 0.97% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.00%. 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); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is West Virginia Northern Community College Known For?

West Virginia Northern Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

West Virginia Northern Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much West Virginia Northern Community 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

Computer Science
#10006
World Rank
#10014
Historical Rank
#2658
USA Rank

West Virginia Northern Community College ranks #2658 in the U.S. and #10006 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Nursing
#7461
World Rank
#7461
Historical Rank
#2796
USA Rank

West Virginia Northern Community College ranks #2796 in the U.S. and #7461 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Criminal Justice
#6763
World Rank
#6765
Historical Rank
#3189
USA Rank

West Virginia Northern Community College ranks #3189 in the U.S. and #6763 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Engineering
#13227
World Rank
#13230
Historical Rank
#3270
USA Rank

West Virginia Northern Community College ranks #3270 in the U.S. and #13227 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Education
#12896
World Rank
#12901
Historical Rank
#3474
USA Rank

West Virginia Northern Community College ranks #3474 in the U.S. and #12896 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Medical
#13241
World Rank
#13242
Historical Rank
#3700
USA Rank

West Virginia Northern Community College ranks #3700 in the U.S. and #13241 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Business
#14147
World Rank
#14147
Historical Rank
#3819
USA Rank

West Virginia Northern Community College ranks #3819 in the U.S. and #14147 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees