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Public College

Academy of
Careers and Technology

Public College in Beckley, WV. Median 10-year earnings $32,756.

Verdict Mixed outcomes
Academy of Careers and Technology · Campus
Median earnings · 10 yr
$32,756
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Academics

Full-time retention
85%
Transfer-out rate
Student:faculty
9:1

The federal six-year graduation rate is not published here — typically because the entering cohort this measure follows is too small or too atypical to report. Treat completion as unknown rather than assuming either direction. Retention is strong at 85%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. The 9:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor. At 216 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.

Financial Aid

Average net price
$9,619
Full-time, first-time undergraduates paying the in-state rate who were awarded grant or scholarship aid
% receiving grants
94%
degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
% receiving federal loans
degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 216 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates

Average net price is $9,619 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($9,696 versus $9,558), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Grant aid is widespread — 94% of students receive it, averaging $6,491.

Entering first-year students

A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.

% receiving grants
100%
Average grant
$7,452

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 51 students

Net price by family income

The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.

Family income band Average net price
$0–30k $9,696
$30–48k $8,453
$48–75k $11,421
$75–110k
$110k+ $9,558

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24

Local housing costs

Typical rents near campus (Raleigh County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.

Studio
$715/mo
1 bedroom
$719/mo
2 bedroom (whole unit)
$944/mo

HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026

Veterans & GI Bill

GI Bill students
4
Yellow Ribbon
No
Principles of Excellence
No

VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)

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How we evaluate Academy of Careers and Technology

IPEDS
US Department of Education
College Scorecard
Post-grad earnings
Census PSEO
Earnings by major
Opportunity Insights
Mobility by institution
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