Westmoreland County Community College offers 120 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 39 major programs - 21 Certificate and 18 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $10,528 for Pennsylvania residents and $14,728 for out-of-state students.

Total 1,212 students out of total 4,275 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 276 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Westmoreland County Community College is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameWestmoreland County Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address145 Pavilion Lane, Youngwood, PA
Online Students1,212 Enrolled Online Exclusively
942 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$10,528
Out-of-State$14,728
Student to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)
Online Degree Programs
Total39 Programs
Certificate21 Programs
Associates18 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Westmoreland County Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Pennsylvania residents, the tuition & fees are $10,528 and $14,728 for non-Pennsylvania residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $280 for Pennsylvania residents and $420 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$9,324$10,024$10,024$10,324$10,528
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$13,048$14,014$14,014$14,464$14,728
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$266$266$266$276$280
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$399$399$399$414$420

Online Programs By Area of Study

Westmoreland County Community College offers 120 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 39 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 21 Certificates, 18 Associates.

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

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs2118NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs5862NOT 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
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
Data Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources DesignONLY IN CLASSROOM 4 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingONLY IN CLASSROOM 5 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Child Care Provider/AssistantONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Legal Assistant/Paralegal1 6 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 83 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Corrections2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 15 NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceONLY IN CLASSROOM 5 NOT OFFERED
Security and Loss Prevention Services1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
CriminologyNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Fine and Studio Arts Management1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder5 23 NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business/Commerce1 29 NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping5 5 NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science1 4 NOT OFFERED
Executive Assistant/Executive SecretaryONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Small Business Administration/ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM 2 NOT OFFERED
Banking and Financial Support Services1 1 NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration1 9 NOT OFFERED
Real Estate11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations1 4 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Westmoreland County Community College, there are 4,275 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,154 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,212 students are enrolled exclusively and 942 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment4,275
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,212
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses942
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,121

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,212 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,206 Pennsylvania Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 6 students living in the U.S. States other than Pennsylvania, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,212
Pennsylvania Resident1,206
Other State In U.S.6
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses1,212
Degree/Certificate Seeking1,040
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking172

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