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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • Valley College-Beckley
  • Valley College-Martinsburg

What stands out

Valley College-Beckley has the lower average net price, Valley College-Beckley reports the higher graduation rate, while Valley College-Martinsburg reports higher median earnings ten years on. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Valley College-Beckley compared with Valley College-Martinsburg
MetricValley College-BeckleyBeckley, WVPrivate nonprofit · Less than 2-yearLowest net priceHighest graduation rateValley College-MartinsburgMartinsburg, WVPrivate nonprofit · Less than 2-yearHighest median earnings
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$25,149lowest$25,751
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.63%highest62%
Retention rateFirst-year students who come back for a second year.Not reported50%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$9,500lowest$9,500lowest
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$24,070$24,900highest
Campus
Undergraduates165765

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.