WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG C-4

300 Campus Dr.
Parkersburg, WV 26104-8647
Tel: (304)424-8000
Admissions: (304)424-8222
Web Site: http://www.wvup.edu/

Description:

State-supported, primarily 2-year, coed. Administratively affiliated with West Virginia University. Awards certificates, transfer associate, terminal associate, and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1961. Setting: 140-acre small town campus. Educational spending 2003-04: $2958 per student. Total enrollment: 3,722. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 20:1. 663 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 2,148 students, 61% women, 39% men. Part-time: 1,574 students, 64% women, 36% men. Students come from 5 states and territories, 2% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% Hispanic, 0.5% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.03% international, 44% 25 or older, 5% transferred in. Retention: 56% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: education; business/marketing. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for nursing, bachelor of science degree programs, surgical technology, paramedic science. Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required for some: high school transcript. Placement: ACT required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $2232 full-time, $69.50 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $5904 full-time, $240.50 per credit hour part-time. Full-time tuition varies according to degree level and reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition varies according to degree level and reciprocity agreements.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. College housing not available. WVUP Library plus 1 other with 41,300 books, 248 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $317,256. 200 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.