1
Ralph R Willis Career and Technical Center Stollings, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- Aid covers full cost
- Net price (<$30K income)
- Aid covers full cost
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- -
- Enrollment
- 18
State cost ranking · DOE College Scorecard
Cheapest Colleges in West Virginia
In West Virginia, Ralph R Willis Career and Technical Center reports aid covering the full average cost among 60 Scorecard reporters, grant aid meets or exceeds the published net-price components for the average aided student.
- Aid covers full cost
- Cheapest net price
- $9,988
- West Virginia median
- 60
- Schools ranked
Ralph R Willis Career and Technical Center has the lowest average net price in West Virginia among Scorecard reporters
According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Ralph R Willis Career and Technical Center posts the lowest average net price in West Virginia at Aid covers full cost among 60 ranked schools, with the state median 42% below the $17,124 national median. Net price is what students paid after grant aid, not sticker tuition, and can reflect a narrow enrollment mix at specialty schools.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard
- Cheapest net price
- Aid covers full cost
- West Virginia median
- $9,988
- Schools ranked
- 60
- National median
- $17,124
Data updated August 2026 · IPEDS 2022–23 vintage
The list in one line
Ralph R Willis Career and Technical Center has the lowest average net price in West Virginia at Aid covers full cost, and the state's median net price is 42% below the $17,124 national median across 4,965 schools.
- Aid covers full cost
- cheapest ranked net price
- $9,988
- West Virginia median net price
- 38 public / 22 private
- schools in this ranking
- $9,455
- avg net price, <$30K income families
Average net price blends every income bracket; families under $30k average $9,455 here. Loans are excluded, open a school profile for the bracket table before treating one average as a personal cost.
Sticker tuition and real net price diverge most at Bethany College, where in-state published tuition of $36,765 falls to an average net price of $18,605 after aid, a $18,160 gap, the widest sticker-to-net gap among ranked West Virginia schools.
Across 60 ranked West Virginia schools, 38 are public and 22 are private. Sector sits beside every row because a low price at a specialty campus is not the same signal as a low price at a large public college.
The bar to make this top-25 list is $9,032. Here is where that cutoff sits among all 60 Scorecard-reporting West Virginia schools:
The bar to make West Virginia's top-25 cheapest list
Average net price after aid · 60 Scorecard-reporting schools
$9,032 more affordable than 58% of 60 West Virginia colleges
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Each bar is a $3K-wide band; taller bars hold more West Virginia colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2022–23
West Virginia's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price
2
West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- $1,807
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $723
- Median debt
- $12,570
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $31,076
- Enrollment
- 2,728
3
Putnam Career and Technical Center Eleanor, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- $1,975
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $1,975
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $31,190
- Enrollment
- 27
4
Fred W Eberle Technical Center Buckhannon, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- $2,129
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $1,959
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $38,251
- Enrollment
- 109
5
Mercer County Technical Education Center Princeton, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- $2,225
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $1,623
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $36,860
- Enrollment
- 120
6
Wood County Technical Center-Practical Nursing Parkersburg, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- $2,248
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $871
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $32,642
- Enrollment
- 31
7
Mineral County Vocational Technical Center Keyser, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- $2,914
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $2,914
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- -
- Enrollment
- 14
8
Mingo Extended Learning Center Delbarton, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- $3,290
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $3,290
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- -
- Enrollment
- 9
9
Ben Franklin Career Center Dunbar, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- $3,382
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $3,702
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $28,611
- Enrollment
- 78
10
United Technical Center Clarksburg, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- $3,461
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $2,787
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $40,317
- Enrollment
- 10
11
New River Community and Technical College Beaver, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- $3,599
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $2,657
- Median debt
- $7,250
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $28,278
- Enrollment
- 1,571
12
Cabell County Career Technology Center Huntington, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- $3,657
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $3,657
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $35,834
- Enrollment
- 51
13
Fayette Institute of Technology Oak Hill, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- $4,132
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $2,482
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $37,056
- Enrollment
- 32
14
BridgeValley Community & Technical College South Charleston, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- $4,565
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $4,321
- Median debt
- $9,829
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $34,209
- Enrollment
- 1,927
15
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- $4,641
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $4,201
- Median debt
- $13,000
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $35,210
- Enrollment
- 4,203
16
Monongalia County Technical Education Center Morgantown, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- $5,132
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $4,838
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $37,333
- Enrollment
- 43
17
West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- $5,329
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $3,911
- Median debt
- $10,245
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $31,298
- Enrollment
- 1,525
18
Roane-Jackson Technical Center Leroy, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- $5,879
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $5,879
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $31,335
- Enrollment
- 28
19
Carver Career Center Charleston, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- $6,941
- Net price (<$30K income)
- -
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $28,840
- Enrollment
- 169
20
Marshall University Huntington, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- $7,502
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $4,648
- Median debt
- $23,250
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $39,561
- Enrollment
- 11,958
21
Mountwest Community and Technical College Huntington, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- $8,083
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $7,895
- Median debt
- $7,446
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $28,245
- Enrollment
- 1,520
22
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College Moorefield, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- $8,095
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $6,392
- Median debt
- $8,500
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $30,420
- Enrollment
- 465
23
Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- $8,325
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $7,780
- Median debt
- $12,110
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $31,618
- Enrollment
- 1,938
24
James Rumsey Technical Institute Martinsburg, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- $8,477
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $5,802
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $42,576
- Enrollment
- 99
25
Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV · Public
- Avg net price
- $9,032
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $8,434
- Median debt
- $21,000
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $41,197
- Enrollment
- 3,305
| # | College | Avg net price | Net price (<$30K income) | Median debt | Median earnings, 6yr | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph R Willis Career and Technical Center Stollings, WV · Public | Aid covers full cost 103% of the leader · rank #1 | Aid covers full cost | - | - | 18 |
| 2 | West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV · Public | $1,807 93% of the leader · rank #2 | $723 | $12,570 | $31,076 | 2,728 |
| 3 | Putnam Career and Technical Center Eleanor, WV · Public | $1,975 92% of the leader · rank #3 | $1,975 | - | $31,190 | 27 |
| 4 | Fred W Eberle Technical Center Buckhannon, WV · Public | $2,129 92% of the leader · rank #4 | $1,959 | - | $38,251 | 109 |
| 5 | Mercer County Technical Education Center Princeton, WV · Public | $2,225 91% of the leader · rank #5 | $1,623 | - | $36,860 | 120 |
| 6 | Wood County Technical Center-Practical Nursing Parkersburg, WV · Public | $2,248 91% of the leader · rank #6 | $871 | - | $32,642 | 31 |
| 7 | Mineral County Vocational Technical Center Keyser, WV · Public | $2,914 89% of the leader · rank #7 | $2,914 | - | - | 14 |
| 8 | Mingo Extended Learning Center Delbarton, WV · Public | $3,290 87% of the leader · rank #8 | $3,290 | - | - | 9 |
| 9 | Ben Franklin Career Center Dunbar, WV · Public | $3,382 87% of the leader · rank #9 | $3,702 | - | $28,611 | 78 |
| 10 | United Technical Center Clarksburg, WV · Public | $3,461 87% of the leader · rank #10 | $2,787 | - | $40,317 | 10 |
| 11 | New River Community and Technical College Beaver, WV · Public | $3,599 86% of the leader · rank #11 | $2,657 | $7,250 | $28,278 | 1,571 |
| 12 | Cabell County Career Technology Center Huntington, WV · Public | $3,657 86% of the leader · rank #12 | $3,657 | - | $35,834 | 51 |
| 13 | Fayette Institute of Technology Oak Hill, WV · Public | $4,132 84% of the leader · rank #13 | $2,482 | - | $37,056 | 32 |
| 14 | BridgeValley Community & Technical College South Charleston, WV · Public | $4,565 82% of the leader · rank #14 | $4,321 | $9,829 | $34,209 | 1,927 |
| 15 | Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg, WV · Public | $4,641 82% of the leader · rank #15 | $4,201 | $13,000 | $35,210 | 4,203 |
| 16 | Monongalia County Technical Education Center Morgantown, WV · Public | $5,132 80% of the leader · rank #16 | $4,838 | - | $37,333 | 43 |
| 17 | West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling, WV · Public | $5,329 79% of the leader · rank #17 | $3,911 | $10,245 | $31,298 | 1,525 |
| 18 | Roane-Jackson Technical Center Leroy, WV · Public | $5,879 77% of the leader · rank #18 | $5,879 | - | $31,335 | 28 |
| 19 | Carver Career Center Charleston, WV · Public | $6,941 73% of the leader · rank #19 | - | - | $28,840 | 169 |
| 20 | Marshall University Huntington, WV · Public | $7,502 71% of the leader · rank #20 | $4,648 | $23,250 | $39,561 | 11,958 |
| 21 | Mountwest Community and Technical College Huntington, WV · Public | $8,083 69% of the leader · rank #21 | $7,895 | $7,446 | $28,245 | 1,520 |
| 22 | Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College Moorefield, WV · Public | $8,095 69% of the leader · rank #22 | $6,392 | $8,500 | $30,420 | 465 |
| 23 | Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont, WV · Public | $8,325 68% of the leader · rank #23 | $7,780 | $12,110 | $31,618 | 1,938 |
| 24 | James Rumsey Technical Institute Martinsburg, WV · Public | $8,477 67% of the leader · rank #24 | $5,802 | - | $42,576 | 99 |
| 25 | Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV · Public | $9,032 65% of the leader · rank #25 | $8,434 | $21,000 | $41,197 | 3,305 |
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Figures reflect the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23 release.
Average net price = the institution-reported average amount students actually paid after all grant and scholarship aid, excluding loans. Only schools with a reported average net price in the DOE College Scorecard dataset are ranked. This page lists the 25 cheapest; the title count is the full Scorecard-reporting cohort for West Virginia. Schools with fewer than 10 net-price-reporting institutions in a state or territory are not given a dedicated ranking page.
Some schools on this page show "Aid covers full cost" instead of a dollar figure. This reflects real federal data: at a small number of low-cost institutions, mostly community colleges with strong state or federal grant programs, average grant and scholarship aid meets or exceeds the cost-of-attendance components used in the net-price calculation, producing a reported net price of $0 or below for the average aided student. It is not a display error.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23
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