Carver Career Center is a 2-4 year, public school located in Charleston, West Virginia. Its published tuition & fees of Cosmetology / Cosmetologist program, which is the largest program at the school, is $7,097 for the academic year 2023-2024.

A total of 155 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 93%. Carver Career Center has 8 vocational programs.


Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at Carver Career Center is Cosmetology / Cosmetologist and its 2024 tuition & fees are $7,097. For reference, the average tuition for the Cosmetology / Cosmetologist program of all trade schools in the United States is $16,042.

The following table shows the largest program information including tuition, books and supplies costs, program length, and average completion time.

2024 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program NameTuition & FeesBooks & SuppliesProgram LengthsAvg. Completion Time
Cosmetology / Cosmetologist $7,097 $3,105 1,800 Hours 18 Months
National Average $16,042 - 1,375 Hours 11.73 Months
Respiratory Care Therapy / Therapist $13,577 $1,915 2,081 Hours 24 Months
National Average $42,871 - 202 Hours 18.89 Months
Veterinary / Animal Health Technology / Technician and Veterinary Assistant $13,556 $885 1,898 Hours 24 Months
National Average $20,397 - - -
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology $5,691 $1,718 910 Hours 12 Months
National Average $14,851 - 531 Hours 10.39 Months
Barbering / Barber $6,752 $251 1,200 Hours 12 Months
National Average $14,546 - 1,167 Hours 10.34 Months
Surgical Technology / Technologist $5,356 $725 1,200 Hours 12 Months
National Average $28,401 - 463 Hours 16.86 Months

2024 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees are $7,097 at Carver Career Center. The typical cost for purchasing books and supplies for programs is $3,105. The total cost of attendance is $29,015 when a student lives off-campus.

2024 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees$7,097
Books & Supplies$3,105
Room & Board$14,000
Other Living Expenses$4,813
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)$29,015
1Carver Career Center does not offer on-campus housing facilities and the COA is computed based on off-campus living.2The tuition & fees are based on out-of-state rates.

Vocational Programs Information

Total Number of Vocational Programs
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED62

Carver Career Center offers 8 certificate and vocational programs through 2-Years Certificate and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. All certificate programs are conducted on-site education.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

List of Vocational Programs at Carver Career Center

Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Cosmetology/CosmetologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 40
Barbering/BarberNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef TrainingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/InstallerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21 NOT OFFERED

Important Statistics for Prospective Students

The graduation rate at Carver Career Center is 93%. The students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1 an the retention rate is 91%.

Key Academics Stats
Graduation Rate93%
Retention Rate91%(full-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio14 to 1
Student Population155 Students
Number of Faculties12 Faculties
Number of Staffs17 Staffs

On-Campus Student Services

Carver Career Center provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling serviceYes
Employment services for studentsNo
Placement services for completersYes
On-campus day care for students' childrenNo
Library facilities at institutionN/A

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