Carver Career Center

4799 Midland Dr
Charleston, WV 25306
Top Ranked (2025): View Rankings
  • 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 161 students (100% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 8:1 is lower than the state community college average of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 41% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 25%.

Quick Stats (2025)

  • Enrollment: 161 students
  • Student:teacher ratio: 8:1
  • Minority enrollment: 41%
  • Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)

Top Rankings

Carver Career Center ranks among the top 20% of public schools in West Virginia for:

Category
Attribute
Completion Rates

School Overview

The teacher population of 19 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
Carver Career Center
(WV) Community College Avg.
Carnegie Classification
Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's
Institution Level
At least 2 but less than 4 years
At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control
Public
Public
Total Faculty
19 staff
49 staff
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Number of Programs Offered
8
11

Student Body

The student population of Carver Career Center has declined by 9% over five years.
The student:teacher ratio of 8:1 has decreased from 9:1 over five years.
The Carver Career Center diversity score of 0.53 is more than the state average of 0.42. The school's diversity has grown by 108% over five years.
Total Enrollment
161 students
433 students
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Student : Teacher Ratio
8:1
18:1
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# Full-Time Students
161 students
384 students
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# Part-Time Students
22 students
476 students
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This chart displays the Full-time students and Part-time students enrollment breakdown of Carver Career Center.
This chart displays community college average Full-Time students and Part-Time students enrollment breakdown of West Virginia.
# Enrollment Undergraduate
161 students
220 students
# Full-Time Undergraduate Students
161 students
384 students
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# Full-Time Graduate Students
n/a
13 students
# Part-Time Undergraduate Students
n/a
580 students
# Part-Time Graduate Students
n/a
11 students
Total Dormitory Capacity
n/a
100 students
% Asian
n/a
1%
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% Hispanic
n/a
4%
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% Black
3%
8%
This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Carver Career Center and the percentage of Black community college students in West Virginia by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% White
59%
75%
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Carver Career Center and the percentage of White community college students in West Virginia by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hawaiian
35%
4%
% Two or more races
2%
3%
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% Non Resident races
n/a
n/a
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% Unknown races
n/a
5%
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This chart displays the percentage breakdown of students of all ethnic groups in West Virginia.
Diversity Score
0.53
0.42
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College Completion Rate (Students who graduate in less than 4 years)
0.9333%
0.5357%
This chart displays completion rates for First-Time of Full-time students of Carver Career Center and community college average completion rates for First-Time of Full-time students of West Virginia by year, with the latest 2023-24 school year data.
College Completion Rate (Students who graduate in 4 years or more than 4 years)
n/a
0.3003%
Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)
$25,600
$25,000
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Tuition and Acceptance Rate

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid
100%
90%
This chart displays the percent of students who is receiving some financial aid in Carver Career Center and the percent of community college students who is receiving some financial aid in West Virginia by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
Median Debt for Graduates
n/a
$9,500
Median Debt for Dropouts
n/a
$4,580
Acceptance Rate
n/a
97%
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: 2024 (or latest year available) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Carver Career Center's ranking?
Carver Career Center ranks among the top 20% of community college in West Virginia for: Percent of students receiving financial aid and Highest completion rates.

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • Enrollment: 161 students
  • Student:teacher ratio: 8:1
  • Minority enrollment: 41%
  • Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)

Did You Know?

Kanawha County, WV community colleges have a diversity score of 0.40, which is higher than the national average of 0.00. The most diverse community college in Kanawha County, WV is Carver Career Center. Read more about community college diversity statistics in the USA.

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