Pierpont Community and Technical College offers 58 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 7 major programs - 4 Certificate and 3 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $5,594 for West Virginia residents and $13,262 for out-of-state students.

Total 608 students out of total 1,460 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 44 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Pierpont Community and Technical College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NamePierpont Community and Technical College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address500 Galliher Drive, Fairmont, WV
Online Students608 Enrolled Online Exclusively
572 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$5,594
Out-of-State$13,262
Student to Faculty14:1 (7.14%)
Online Degree Programs
Total7 Programs
Certificate4 Programs
Associates3 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Pierpont Community and Technical College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For West Virginia residents, the tuition & fees are $5,594 and $13,262 for non-West Virginia residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $232 for West Virginia residents and $552 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$4,938$4,986$5,086$5,086$5,594
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$11,704$12,056$12,056$12,056$13,262
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$209$211$211$211$232
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$488$502$502$502$552

Online Programs By Area of Study

Pierpont Community and Technical College offers 58 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 7 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Certificates, 3 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs43NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs3028NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant9 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Sign Language Interpretation and TranslationNOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Legal Assistant/ParalegalNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician15 4 NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Pierpont Community and Technical College, there are 1,460 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,180 students were attending classes through distance learning (608 students are enrolled exclusively and 572 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,460
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses608
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses572
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses280

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 608 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 595 West Virginia Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 13 students living in the U.S. States other than West Virginia, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses608
West Virginia Resident595
Other State In U.S.13
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses608
Degree/Certificate Seeking374
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking234

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