The largest electrical engineering school in Institute, by student population, is Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College. In 2010, approximately 0 students graduated from the Electrical Engineering program at Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College.
If you decide to join their ranks, you can expect to pay an average of $13,500 per year in tuition if you are eligible for instate tuition. Out of state tuition for all Institute electrical engineering schools was an average of $19,182 per year in 2009.
In addition to tuition costs, you should plan on spending an average of $1,070 for books and supplies each year, while enrolled in a electrical engineering program in Institute. And if you live on campus, you will face an additional expense of $3,220 per year, on average, for room and board at Institute-based electrical engineering schools. Students who live at home can cut this cost down to approximately $7,376.
If you plan on staying in Institute after graduating from electrical engineering school, you should know that job prospects for electrical engineers in Institute, which is the most popular electrical engineering profession, are not very good. In 2010, 1 out of every 86 electrical engineers in West Virginia were working in Institute. Institute'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 Institute is $47,930 per year. This is lower than the state-wide average salary for electrical engineers.
Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College
Address:
103 Cole Complex, Institute, West Virginia 25112-1000
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree