West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute

West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute is a private community college located in Irwin, PA. It offers 6 programs through Certificate and Associate's programs. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 5 programs).

The 2024 tuition & fees are $14,070 for undergraduate programs at West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average costs ($19,557) of private community colleges in Pennsylvania.

It has 60 students that are lower than the average population (1,055 students) of community colleges in Pennsylvania. In addition, 18 students have enrolled online exclusively. The student to faculty ratio is 12 to 1 which is lower than the average ratio (13 to 1) of Pennsylvania community colleges.

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Academic Overview

West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute is a 2-4 years, private (for-profit) school located in Irwin, Pennsylvania.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $14,070 on average. It offers 6 degree programs through 3 Certificate, 3 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 5 programs (2 Certificate, 3 Associate's programs).

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, private (for-profit)
Address	8957 Lincoln Highway Suite 101-A, Irwin, PA
Phone	724-515-2440
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	$14,070
Student Population »	60 Total Enrollment
Retention Rate	78%
Average Financial Aid »	$6,927
Students to Faculty	12:1 (8.33%)

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $14,070 for undergraduate programs at West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($19,557) over private community colleges in Pennsylvania.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute. Then, we compare its costs to Pennsylvania community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.

Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Amount
Tuition & Fees	$14,070
Books & Supplies	$337
Off-Campus Living Costs	$13,330
Average Financial Aid	$6,927
Cost of Attendance	$27,737
After Financial Aid	$20,810

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Tuition & Fees
West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute	$14,070
Private Community Colleges in Pennsylvania	$19,557
Private Community Colleges in U.S.	$19,928

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute offers Certificate and Associate's programs. Of that, 5 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Certificate, 3 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	2	3	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	3	3	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	NOT OFFERED	18 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (other)	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 60 students at West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 4 male students and 61 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time
Total	65	65
Male Students	4	4
Female Students	61	61

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute, there are 60 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 33 students were attending classes through distance learning (18 students are enrolled exclusively and 15 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	60
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	18
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	15
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	27

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