South Charleston, West Virginia · Public

Physical Science Technologies/Technicians at BridgeValley Community & Technical College

Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 108 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

5.8% Program signal 108 Size proxy $4,565 Net price (all) $36,432 Median earnings

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Program snapshot

5.8% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.

This major

Program signal: 5.8%
Enrollment proxy: ~108
Schools with reported signal: 46

Admissions

Acceptance rate (school): Open / not reported
Graduation rate: 34.2%

Cost

Avg net price (school): $4,565/yr
4-year cost (est.): $18,260
Median debt: $9,829

Outcomes

Median earnings 10y: $36,432/yr
ROI grade (school): A+

College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.

Value among peer schools

Compared with 46 schools that report this field.

#11 of 46 on ROI Top 24% value

3.0× national avg concentration Bigger than 87% of programs

−$3,663 net price vs peer avg Peer avg: $8,228

−$6,206 earnings vs peer avg Peer avg: $42,638

This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 3.0x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($3,663 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($6,206 below). That combination produces a A+ value grade and a top 24% ROI position within this field set.

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Comparable programs

Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.

College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · 12.0% reported share · $1,342 net A+ Victoria College Victoria, TX · 6.5% reported share · $3,043 net A+ Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI · 0.9% reported share · $2,979 net A+ Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX · 7.6% reported share · $3,399 net A+ Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · 1.5% reported share · $4,128 net A+

Wharton County Junior College Wharton, TX · 5.8% reported share · $4,666 net A+ CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY · 0.3% reported share · $5,127 net A+ Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati Manati, PR · 3.2% reported share · $2,846 net A+

Questions about this program

How big is the program signal?

Physical Science Technologies/Technicians accounts for 5.8% of reported programs at BridgeValley Community & Technical College, which is bigger than 87% of schools in this field set and 3.0x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 108 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

How should I read the cost number?

BridgeValley Community & Technical College's average net price is $4,565 per year, about $18,260 over four years. That is $3,663 below the $8,228 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.

Are the earnings major-specific?

No. The $36,432 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $6,206 below the $42,638 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.

What should I compare next?

Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks BridgeValley Community & Technical College #11 of 46 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.