10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$368,210at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF
West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown
Morgantown, WV · 10 field-and-degree records
Earnings reported for 7 · Federal debt reported for 9
Based onObserved earnings + college priceEstimate10-year payoff
Estimated 10-year payoff
Negative payoff
−$368,210 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
Not availableTime to earn back the modeled cost
−152%Estimated return after 10 years
$32,387Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedHighest annual price before payoff reaches $0
Start with your question
What do you want to understand?
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
PUBLISHED STUDENT BUDGET · 2024–25
What makes up the annual price?
Sticker-price components reported to IPEDS. Grants and scholarships are not subtracted here.
Living off campus: $9,352 housing and food allowance plus $5,423 in other expenses.
Do not confuse this with net price. Net price subtracts average grants and scholarships. DegreeVerdict continues to use the separately labeled average net price in its standard college ROI scenario.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price−$306,130
$8,000Annual price−$338,130
$16,000Current college-wide context−$370,130
$24,000Annual price−$402,130
$32,000Annual price−$434,130
$40,000Annual price−$466,130
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24
Most students take at least some classes online.
IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.
Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.
College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
- Main award level
- Associate degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Prices in West Virginia run 11% below the U.S. level.
BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.
What it costs and what graduates earn
$15,520Average net price / year
$24,052Cost of attendance
$9,881Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$105/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$32,387Median earnings · year 5 after completion
71.1%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
673Student size
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.
What the numbers say about West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown
What does West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown cost?
West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown reports an average annual net price of $15,520 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $32,387 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $9,881. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown worth the same?
No. The current release contains 10 field-and-degree records for West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown; 7 report year-4 earnings and 9 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.
DEBT AFTER COLLEGE
Are borrowers making progress?
Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.
Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.
Who studied here during the year
1,038Students enrolled at any point
1,038Undergraduate students
Not availableGraduate students
Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.
More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Complete within 150% of the expected time
64% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
81 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
45% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$29,851Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$38,021Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$32,735Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income31%
Middle income61%
Higher income60%
Undergraduate student composition
White88%
Black6%
Hispanic2%
Asian1%
Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS OVER TIME
What graduates earned in later years
$30,555Year 1
$36,699Year 4
$32,387Year 5
Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.
Your choice of degree can change the payoff.
Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$82,3732Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,9023Legal Support Services · Associate's Degree$38,8154Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$38,5815Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree$35,5226Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$34,3687Health and Medical Administrative Services · Associate's Degree$32,867Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree · $82,373 reported+2%vs same-degree national median$24,181federal debt2Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $55,902 reported-0%vs same-degree national median$16,439federal debt3Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree · $32,867 reported-11%vs same-degree national median$11,442federal debt4Legal Support ServicesAssociate's Degree · $38,815 reported-13%vs same-degree national median$14,096federal debt5Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree · $34,368 reported-19%vs same-degree national median$9,228federal debt6Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree · $38,581 reported-21%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
Comparable colleges in WV
Currently operating private for-profit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive, not a quality ranking.
Cross Lanes, WV
West Virginia Junior College-Charleston
- Annual net price
- $12,887
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $30,204
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -164%
Ross Medical Education Center-Charleston
- Annual net price
- $17,821
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $29,587
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -161%
International Beauty School
- Annual net price
- $14,581
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $26,244
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -179%
Ross College-Morgantown
- Annual net price
- $20,989
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $28,553
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -162%
Compare fields and degree levels
Showing all 10 field-and-degree records in the current release.
| Major or field | Degree level | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2024–25 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $82,373 | $24,181 | Not reported |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $55,902 | $16,439 | Not reported |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's Degree | $38,815 | $14,096 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $38,581 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business/Commerce, General | Associate's Degree | $35,522 | $12,023 | Not reported |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's Degree | $34,368 | $9,228 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's Degree | $32,867 | $11,442 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $8,635 | 96 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Associate's Degree | Not available | $17,500 | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's Degree | Not available | $11,289 | Not reported |
Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.