Carver Career Center
Charleston, West Virginia · Website
$33,739
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$33,739
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Carver Career Center is a public 2-year college in Charleston, West Virginia with 169 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $6,941 a year. 92% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $33,739 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$6,941
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
92%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$33,739
Rank 3,626 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $6,941
- Cost of attendance
- $9,947
- Students with a need-based grant
- 74%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $6,423
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $8,363
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 169
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 75%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 92%
- Retention rate
- 91%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 12
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,626 of 5,094 US colleges and 39 of 59 in West Virginia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WV median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $6,941 | $9,988 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $9,570 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 93% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 92% | 61% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 91% | 70% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $15,625 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $28,840 | $33,094 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $33,739 | $37,962 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 48% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
12 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 58 | Withheld | $13,524 | $20,677 | $26,307 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 25 | Withheld | $41,510 | $44,976 | $57,584 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,862 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $30,572 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | $51,683 | $53,078 |
| Data ProcessingCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,061 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $45,268 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,359 |
| Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,996 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,586 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Charleston and West Virginia on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in West Virginia
Questions and answers
How much does Carver Career Center cost?
$6,941 a year is the average net price at Carver Career Center after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $9,947.
What is the acceptance rate at Carver Career Center?
Carver Career Center has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Carver Career Center graduates earn?
$33,739 a year is the median pay of former Carver Career Center students who work, 10 years after they started ($28,840 after 6 years). That ranks 3,626 of 5,094 US colleges and 39 of 59 in West Virginia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate) at $41,510.
What is the graduation rate at Carver Career Center?
92% of first-time, full-time students at Carver Career Center finish within 3 years. 91% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Carver Career Center?
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (58 certificate graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (25 certificate graduates), Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (14 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 12 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.