West Virginia Northern Community College

West Virginia Northern Community College is a public two-year institution located in Wheeling, West Virginia, within a small city setting. The college enrolls 1,824 students (IPEDS 2023) and holds a quality score of 32.67 out of 100. The completion rate is 30% (IPEDS 2023) and the retention rate is 53% (IPEDS 2023).

The college provides a broad array of certificate programs spanning healthcare, trades, and technology. Programs include Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse, Surgical Technology/Technologist, Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer, Medical/Clinical Assistant, Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder, Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician, Culinary Arts/Chef Training, Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant, Welding Technology/Welder, Electromechanical/Electromechanical Engineering Technology/Technician, Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians, Petroleum Technology/Technician, Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician, and Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance — offered at both one-to-two-year and two-to-four-year certificate levels.

West Virginia Northern Community College serves the northern panhandle region of West Virginia from its Wheeling campus, providing workforce training in healthcare and skilled trades to a rural and small-city population with limited access to other postsecondary options.