Fred W
Eberle Technical Center
Public Community College in Buckhannon, WV. Six-year graduation rate 98%. Median 10-year earnings $43,364.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $43,364 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. The six-year graduation rate of 98% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Graduation rate 98% — well above the national average
Academics
98% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. 92% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. At 21:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor. At 130 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 130 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $-57 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. The gap between the $0–30k and $48–75k bands is narrow ($1,959 versus $4,074), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Grant aid is widespread — 85% of students receive it, averaging $3,820.
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.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 110 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 | $1,959 |
| $30–48k | $2,749 |
| $48–75k | $4,074 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Upshur County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026