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RN programs in West Virginia

13 RN programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

12 schools offer these RN programs, and West Virginia has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Registered nurses provide and coordinate patient care and teach patients and their families about health conditions. To work as one, you graduate from an approved nursing program (a bachelor's or associate degree in nursing, or a hospital diploma) and pass a licensing exam for your state nursing license.1 In West Virginia, 2 of the 13 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.

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How much do RN programs cost in West Virginia?

Two-year degrees (12 programs)
$13,551 to $37,600most of them
Other RN programs (1 program)
$13,000the one with a price

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it. "Most" is the middle half of the programs with a price.

In the typical program

Finished the program
96%
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
about $58,800
Length
Not reported

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in West Virginia may also offer RN programs. How these figures are made

Are there free RN programs in West Virginia?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

RN programs in Huntington, Beckley, Fairmont and other West Virginia cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 2 more programs are in 2 other areas and 2 online.

All 13 RN programs in West Virginia approved for WIOA funding

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13 programs

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nursing AS

    Fairmont State University

    Fairmont

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Fairmont State University, Fairmont · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$18,000

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nursing AS at Fairmont State University
    More details about Nursing AS at Fairmont State University
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,500
    Students counted
    373
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $18,000
    trained with WIOA funding
    3

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nursing

    BridgeValley Community and Technical College

    South Charleston

    High school diploma or equivalent

    BridgeValley Community and Technical College, South Charleston · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$9,364
    Program website, Nursing at BridgeValley Community and Technical College
    More details about Nursing at BridgeValley Community and Technical College
    Finished
    83%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $3,600
    Students counted
    242
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $9,364

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nursing (R.N Training)

    Bluefield State University

    Bluefield

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Bluefield State University, Bluefield · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$64,500
    Price if you pay yourself$18,400

    10 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nursing (R.N Training) at Bluefield State University
    More details about Nursing (R.N Training) at Bluefield State University
    Finished
    91%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $16,120
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $10,200
    Students counted
    227
    a year, estimated
    $64,500
    price
    $18,400
    trained with WIOA funding
    10

  • RN associate degree (ADN)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Registered Nursing

    West Virginia Junior College (Morgantown)

    Based in Morgantown, WV

    High school diploma or equivalent

    West Virginia Junior College (Morgantown), based in Morgantown, WV · RN associate degree (ADN) · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$58,800
    Price if you pay yourself$38,970

    20 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Registered Nursing at West Virginia Junior College (Morgantown)
    More details about Registered Nursing at West Virginia Junior College (Morgantown)
    Finished
    64%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $14,700
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $5,195
    Students counted
    206
    a year, estimated
    $58,800
    price
    $38,970
    trained with WIOA funding
    20

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Associate Degree Nursing

    Washington State College of Ohio

    Marietta, OH

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Washington State College of Ohio, Marietta, OH · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Classes are outside West Virginia; West Virginia approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimated$41,600
    Price if you pay yourself$10,944
    Program website, Associate Degree Nursing at Washington State College of Ohio
    More details about Associate Degree Nursing at Washington State College of Ohio
    Finished
    54%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,400
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $10,279
    Students counted
    199
    a year, estimated
    $41,600
    price
    $10,944

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    St. Marys/MU Cooperative Associate of Science in Nursing Program

    St. Mary's Center for Education

    Huntington

    High school diploma or equivalent

    St. Mary's Center for Education, Huntington · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$55,100
    Price if you pay yourself$13,735
    Program website, St. Marys/MU Cooperative Associate of Science in Nursing Program at St. Mary's Center for Education
    More details about St. Marys/MU Cooperative Associate of Science in Nursing Program at St. Mary's Center for Education
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $13,780
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $4,895
    Students counted
    102
    a year, estimated
    $55,100
    price
    $13,735

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nursing

    West Virginia Junior College (Bridgeport)

    Bridgeport

    High school diploma or equivalent

    West Virginia Junior College (Bridgeport), Bridgeport · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$78,000
    Price if you pay yourself$44,465

    29 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nursing at West Virginia Junior College (Bridgeport)
    More details about Nursing at West Virginia Junior College (Bridgeport)
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $19,500
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    53
    a year, estimated
    $78,000
    price
    $44,465
    trained with WIOA funding
    29

  • RN associate degree (ADN)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nursing

    Laurel Business Institute

    Based in Uniontown, PA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Laurel Business Institute, based in Uniontown, PA · RN associate degree (ADN) · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$37,400

    15 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nursing at Laurel Business Institute
    More details about Nursing at Laurel Business Institute
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $8,212
    Students counted
    17
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $37,400
    trained with WIOA funding
    15

  • LPN to RN bridge (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Lpn-Rn

    Collins Career Center

    Chesapeake, OH

    No diploma needed

    Collins Career Center, Chesapeake, OH · LPN to RN bridge (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Classes are outside West Virginia; West Virginia approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$13,000

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Lpn-Rn at Collins Career Center
    More details about Lpn-Rn at Collins Career Center
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    15
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $13,000
    trained with WIOA funding
    3

  • RN program (level not stated)In personNo diploma needed

    Practical Nursing to Registered Nurse (PN to RN)

    Collins Career Center

    Chesapeake, OH

    No diploma needed

    Collins Career Center, Chesapeake, OH · RN program (level not stated) · In person · No diploma needed

    Classes are outside West Virginia; West Virginia approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$13,000
    Program website, Practical Nursing to Registered Nurse (PN to RN) at Collins Career Center
    More details about Practical Nursing to Registered Nurse (PN to RN) at Collins Career Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,649
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $13,000

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Registered Nursing

    New River Community and Technical College

    Beaver

    High school diploma or equivalent

    New River Community and Technical College, Beaver · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$17,336
    Program website, Registered Nursing at New River Community and Technical College
    More details about Registered Nursing at New River Community and Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,200
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $17,336

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nursing Associate Degree

    Valley College (Beckley)

    Beckley

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Valley College (Beckley), Beckley · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$37,600
    Program website, Nursing Associate Degree at Valley College (Beckley)
    More details about Nursing Associate Degree at Valley College (Beckley)
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $4,700
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $37,600

  • RN associate degree (ADN)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nursing Associate Degree

    Valley College (Martinsburg)

    Martinsburg

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Valley College (Martinsburg), Martinsburg · RN associate degree (ADN) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$37,600
    Program website, Nursing Associate Degree at Valley College (Martinsburg)
    More details about Nursing Associate Degree at Valley College (Martinsburg)
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $4,699
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $37,600

How to pay for RN programs in West Virginia

WIOA funding can pay for RN programs in West Virginia

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.4

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).5

Financial aid and grants for RN programs

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for RN programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Quick facts: RN programs in West Virginia

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
23rd of 37
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
17 of 29
RN programs here, against the typical state's 13
13 vs 13

State comparisons use the same figures as the RN programs by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Where the West Virginia RN program numbers come from

Which West Virginia RN programs are on this list?

These are the RN programs West Virginia approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what West Virginia offers.

How West Virginia RN program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some RN programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

How reliable are the West Virginia figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for West Virginia: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.

Other training in West Virginia

Sources for the facts about RN programs in West Virginia

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Registered Nurses
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List