Putnam Career and Technical Center
Eleanor, West Virginia · Also known as PCTC · Website
$36,203
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$36,203
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Putnam Career and Technical Center is a public under 2-year college in Eleanor, West Virginia with 27 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $1,975 a year. 84% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Former students earn a median $36,203 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$1,975
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
84%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$36,203
Rank 3,305 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Net price
- $1,975
- Cost of attendance
- $7,475
- Students with a need-based grant
- 51%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $1,975
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
- 27
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 74%
- Students per teacher
- 7
- Completion rate
- 84%
- Retention rate
- 100%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 5
- 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 3,305 of 5,094 US colleges and 33 of 59 in West Virginia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WV median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $1,975 | $9,988 | $13,490 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $9,570 | $9,344 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 93% | 77% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 84% | 61% | 79% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 100% | 70% | 82% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $15,625 | $9,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $31,190 | $33,094 | $37,893 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $36,203 | $37,962 | $40,517 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 55% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
5 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 16 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Ground TransportationCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | - | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Eleanor and West Virginia on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in West Virginia
- Homes: Homes for sale in West Virginia
Questions and answers
How much does Putnam Career and Technical Center cost?
$1,975 a year is the average net price at Putnam Career and Technical Center after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $7,475. Families earning under $30,000 pay $1,975 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Putnam Career and Technical Center?
Putnam Career and Technical Center has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Putnam Career and Technical Center graduates earn?
$36,203 a year is the median pay of former Putnam Career and Technical Center students who work, 10 years after they started ($31,190 after 6 years). That ranks 3,305 of 5,094 US colleges and 33 of 59 in West Virginia.
What is the graduation rate at Putnam Career and Technical Center?
84% of first-time, full-time students at Putnam Career and Technical Center finish within 150% of the normal time. 100% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public under 2-year colleges is 79%.
What are the most popular majors at Putnam Career and Technical Center?
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (23 certificate graduates), Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (16 certificate graduates), Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (9 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 5 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.