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West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport

West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport is the branch campus of the West Virginia Junior College. WVJC was founded in 1892 as the Capitol City Commercial College. The main campus of WVJC is located in Charleston. The Bridgeport campus offers certificate and associate’s degree programs in medical assistance, business administration and computer information technology, among others. It also recently began conferring degrees in dental assistance, attracting more students. The institute offers both day and evening classes.

West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport offers job placement assistance to its graduates. The college also offers financial aid in the form of federal grants, loans and scholarships.

Campus Location

176 Thompson Dr.
Bridgeport, WV 26330
USA
Main Tel: (304) 842-4007
Web Site

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in computer science and engineering, engineering technician, and medical adminstration.
  • High female/male ratio.

Other important characteristics:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
  • Library on-campus
  • Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Associate1215
1-2 year certificate 3

Students

Student enrollment was 219 in 2007-2008 (277 full-time equivalent).

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 10,225
Books and supplies$ 276

Financial Aid: West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Housing and Meals

On-campus housing is not available.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (16 awarded)

  • Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (12 awarded)

  • Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (19 awarded)

  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (74 awarded)

  • Dental Assisting/Assistant
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport with government-defined occupation categories.)

Click occupations below for career details, including job description, studies, degree requirements, how to evaluate schools, and more.

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