Valley College Beckley: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - GoodQuality:Education Quality Rating - FairSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - OustandingCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Excellent

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Valley College Beckley is a very small two-year, private for-profit school with 155 students enrolled. This college is one of the 3 schools located in Beckley, West Virginia.

Academic Offerings

1-year certificate and associate's degree are available at Valley College Beckley.

Majors
Offered
2
Valley College Beckley implements a continuous curriculum calendar system and offers choices in 2 majors. The most popular concentration is Medical Assistant. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is worthwhile to know student retention and graduation rates before you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are normally a positive sign. Nevertheless, if you wish to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

Valley College Beckley student retention rate is fair at 78% (close to West Virginia average). Taking this statistic into consideration, it seems that students enjoy their stay at this school.

Student Retention
78%
Fair
The graduation rate at Valley College Beckley is low: 43%. About 6% of the school's undergraduate students transfer to other colleges.

Student to faculty ratio at Valley College Beckley is reasonable - 24:1. Learn more information on instruction at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition cost is slightly high, $13,900 a year. The additional fees at Valley College Beckley beyond tuition are approximately $400, which makes it a total of $14,300 per year.

Read the details about Valley College Beckley additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate
100%
As reported in recent data, 76 applications were submitted and 76 were accepted, so it is very easy to get admitted at this school.

This school might accept your advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) for admission.

Dual Credits
Accepted
Yes
The undergraduate application fee at Valley College Beckley is $50.00.

To request the most accurate and up-to-date information about enrolling to Valley College Beckley and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call this school's general information office at (304) 252-9547 or check Valley College Beckley Website.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
A
Safe
Valley College Beckley provides a distance education program.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Valley College Beckley, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

ROTC
Available
No
At this moment there is no on-campus housing at Valley College Beckley.

Based on the college crime data, Valley College Beckley seems to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Valley College Beckley Location and Address

Postal Address:
Valley College Beckley
120 New River Town Center
Beckley, West Virginia
25801, USA
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