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Mountwest Community and Technical College

Huntington, West Virginia

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DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Poor value

A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.

Poor return
$-130,459 over 10 years

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 2 years.

On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.

Never
Break-even
-691%
10-year ROI
$33,842
Median earnings as of 2024

The numbers behind the verdict

$8,083
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$33,842
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$39,678
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$7,446
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
Graduation rate as of 2024
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
Retention rate as of 2024

Lifetime ROI: the long view

Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.

$-130,459
After 10 years
$-242,039
After 20 years
$-353,619
After 30 years
$-465,199
After 40 years

Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

By gender
Women
$25,874
Men
$35,870

28% gap between the two groups

By family-income background
From lower-income families
$26,322
From higher-income families
$46,790

44% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$31,878
Independent students
$27,273

14% gap between the two groups

52%
First-generation students
24%
Take federal student loans
99%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 80%Hispanic 2%Asian 0%Black 5%Other 13%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

Net price by family income

What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.

Family incomeAverage net price / yr
Family income $0–$30k$7,895
$30k–$48k$9,539
$48k–$75k$9,321
$75k–$110k$11,178
$110k+$15,667

How Mountwest Community and Technical College compares

This college against the West Virginia and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

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Best-paying majors at Mountwest Community and Technical College

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate$34,363$8,250-1,059%Poor return
Precision Metal WorkingCertificate$36,280-1,179%Poor return
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate$31,450$9,600-1,270%Poor return
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate$33,320-1,545%Poor return

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ROI at Mountwest Community and Technical College

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Admissions & profile

Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
1,160
Undergraduates

Location

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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