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Is BridgeValley Community & Technical College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for BridgeValley Community & Technical, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
BridgeValley Community & Technical sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $36,432 helps, but median debt of $9,829 plus yearly net price of $4,565 creates a tighter path. For context, BridgeValley Community & Technical's net price is about 4% below the typical 2-year, public school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 791 similar 2-year, public schools
This school
$7,239
/yrAverage school like this
$7,555
/yrThis helps your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $316 less per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $1,000 in savings.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$4,565
Median earnings 10 years out
$36,432
Median debt at graduation
$9,829
Graduation rate
30%
At BridgeValley Community & Technical, a typical graduate carries about $9,829 in student debt and earns roughly $36,432 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $112 per month, or 4% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
BridgeValley Community & Technical is a two year school in South Charleston, WV. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
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Blue Ridge Community and Technical
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Worth-It Score: 60/100
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2-year
West Virginia Northern Community
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Worth-It Score: 60/100
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2-year
New River Community and Technical
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Worth-It Score: 60/100
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2-year
Mountwest Community and Technical
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Worth-It Score: 60/100
Median net price: $8,083
2-year
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical
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Worth-It Score: 61/100
Median net price: $8,095
Common questions about BridgeValley Community & Technical
The median net price at BridgeValley Community & Technical is $4,565 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →