Charleston has a total population of 53,421 and a student population of 4,100. Of these students, 550 are enrolled in schools that offer electrical engineering programs.
Everest Institute-Cross Lanes is the largest electrical engineering school in Charleston, based on student population. Approximately 23 students graduated in 2010 from Everest Institute-Cross Lanes with credentials in electrical engineering.
A total of 23 students graduated with credentials in electrical engineering from electrical engineering schools in Charleston in 2010.
Many electrical engineering graduates choose to work as electrical engineers after graduation. If you choose to follow that path and remain in Charleston, your job prospects are not very good. There were 570 electrical engineers working in West Virginia and 130 working in Charleston in 2010. Charleston's an electrical engineers workforce is projected to decrease by -3% by the year 2018. This projected change is slower than the projected nationwide trend for electrical engineers.
The average salary you can expect to earn as an electrical engineer in Charleston is $47,930 per year, which is lower than the average for electrical engineers state-wide.
Everest Institute-Cross Lanes
Address:
5514 Big Tyler Rd, Cross Lanes, West Virginia 25313
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree