Carver Career Center
Tel:
(304)348-1965
- 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 259 students (92% of students are full-time).
- The college's student:teacher ratio of 9:1 is lower than the state community college average of 23:1.
- Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 13%.
- Carver Career Center is one of 4 community colleges within Kanawha County, WV.
- The nearest community college is West Virginia Junior College-Charleston (5.70 miles away).
School Overview
- The teacher population of 29 teachers has declined by 60% over five years.
| Carver Career Center | (WV) Community College Avg. | |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 29 staff | 49 staff |
| Number of Programs Offered | 20 | 8 |
| Total Enrollment | 259 students | 1,060 students |
 | ||
| Student : Teacher Ratio | 9:1 | 23:1 |
| # Full-Time Students | 237 students | 435 students |
| # Part-Time Students | 22 students | 625 students |
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| % Asian | - | 1% |
| % Hispanic | 1% | 2% |
| % Black | 6% | 7% |
| % White | 92% | 87% |
| % Two or more races | 1% | 1% |
 |  | |
| Diversity ScoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body. | 0.15 | 0.24 |
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| College Completion Rate | 93% | 29% |
| Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years) | $25,600 | $23,900 |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 68% | 93% |
| Median Debt for Graduates | - | $12,318 |
| Median Debt for Dropouts | - | $5,021 |
Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS
Nearby Schools
- College Location Mi. Students
- West Virginia Junior College-CharlestonPrivate, for profit129 students | 5.70 Mi1000 Virginia St E
Charleston, WV 25301
3043452820 5.70129 - 1,573 students | 12.90 Mi2001 Union Carbide Drive
South Charleston, WV 25303
(304)205-6600 12.901,573 - 1,162 students | 14.70 Mi619 2nd Avenue
Montgomery, WV 25136
(304)734-6601 14.701,162 - Everest Institute-Cross LanesPrivate, for profit63 students | 15.40 Mi5514 Big Tyler Rd
Charleston, WV 25313
(304)776-6290 15.4063 - 2,551 students | 39.00 Mi280 University Drive
Beaver, WV 25813
(304)929-5450 39.002,551
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