Carver Career Center
- Carver Career and Technical Education Center is a large, modern, well-equipped facility accessible to the handicapped. Carver is a career school designed to provide technical training and placement for high school students and adults in a variety of occupational areas. The mission of Carver Career Center is to provide associate degree, certificate and short term education programs designed to prepare secondary students from Kanawha County and adult students from Kanawha County and surrounding counties for employment, career advancement, and/or continued education and to assist employers in meeting their employment and training needs. Every full time program has seven components: basic academic skills, computer literacy, occupational knowledge, occupational performance skills, safety, work place skills and leadership skills. Whether you are a high school student preparing for post-secondary education or work; an unemployed or underemployed adult looking for a career or advancement in a career; or a business looking for upgrade training for your current employees or to hire new employees; we want to help.
School Highlights
Carver Career Center serves 177 students (100% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 9:1 is lower than the state community college average of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 15%.
Quick Stats (2022-23)
- Enrollment: 177 students
- Student:teacher ratio: 9:1
- Minority enrollment: 14%
- Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
School Overview
The teacher population of 19 teachers has declined by 74% over five years.
Carver Career Center
(WV) Community College Avg.
Carnegie Classification
Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Associate's Colleges: High Vocational & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Institution Level
Less than 2 yrs
At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control
Public
Public
Total Faculty
19 staff
49 staff
Number of Programs Offered
10
11
Student Body
The student population of Carver Career Center has declined by 31% over five years.
The student:teacher ratio of 9:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The Carver Career Center diversity score of 0.25 is less than the state average of 0.27. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.
Total Enrollment
177 students
1,009 students
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
15:1
# Full-Time Students
177 students
567 students
# Part-Time Students
22 students
442 students
Total Dormitory Capacity
n/a
650 students
% American Indian/Alaskan
1%
n/a
% Asian
1%
1%
% Hispanic
1%
2%
% Black
7%
6%
% White
86%
85%
% Two or more races
2%
3%
% Non Resident races
2%
1%
% Unknown races
n/a
2%
Diversity Score
0.25
0.27
College Completion Rate
89%
29%
Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)
$25,600
$25,000
Tuition and Acceptance Rate
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid
73%
90%
Acceptance Rate
n/a
94%
SAT Reading
n/a
450
SAT Math
n/a
460
ACT Composite
n/a
19
ACT English
n/a
19
ACT Math
n/a
18
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
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