Boone Career and Technical Center
Foster, WV 25081-8126
About Boone Career and Technical Center
Boone Career and Technical Center is a public certificate and vocational school in Foster, West Virginia, enrolling about 59 students. Programs focus on certificates and workforce credentials that prepare students for skilled trades and technical careers. The published completion rate is about 94.68% at 150% of normal time. Student demographics in federal data include White (100.0%) and Black or African American (0.0%) among the largest enrollment groups.
Boone Career and Technical Center: research record
Canonical EDsmart Data findings for Boone Career and Technical Center—costs, outcomes, admissions, and programs—with evidence and methodology notes.
Research findings
Interpretation
High completion indicates students finish programs at scale; it does not alone measure instructional quality or labor-market fit.
Student outcomes
Share of first-year students returning the following fall.
Graduation rate and 10-year earnings are in the hero strip above; see Graduates for more.
What Boone Career and Technical Center is known for
Top program completions
- Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor64
- Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General11
- Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training7
- Welding Technology/Welder6
- Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist6
See earnings & programs for more.
Is Boone Career and Technical Center a good school?
Data-framed fit—not a prestige rating.
Boone Career and Technical Center is a good school for those looking for high program completion rates.
EDsmart Data does not assign an opinion score; this framing summarizes the strongest Scorecard signals for this campus.
More from the data
Location, control, enrollment, and aid context for Boone Career and Technical Center.
Campus
Location
Foster, WV
City / state
- ZIP
- 25081-8126
Control
Institution type
Public
Control
- Region
- Southeast
Size
Enrollment
59
Total enrollment
- Undergraduate
- 110
- Full-time share
- 100%
Student aid
Debt & aid
- Pell grant share
- 18.94%
Total Cost, Aid & Default
Total Cost of Attendance
Costs include tuition and fees. Room & board, books, and other expenses are additional where not shown.
Tuition vs average net price after aid for Boone Career and Technical Center.
Financial Aid by Income Level
Financial aid distribution by income level.
Student Loan Default Rate
The published 3-year cohort default rate for borrowers at Boone Career and Technical Center was not reported in the College Scorecard extract for this institution.
Cohort default rates account for borrowers who default in the first three years.
Tuition tracker
Published tuition and average net price by reporting year come from the College Scorecard institution file. Values are not adjusted for inflation; missing cells mean the field was not reported or was suppressed for Boone Career and Technical Center in that year.
Multi-year history is not in this profile yet. It is added when the institution cost history CSV has been collected and merged into school JSON.
Sticker tuition and net price over time
Where the institution reported separate in-state and out-of-state tuition, both appear. Gaps mean the value was not reported for that year.
College Scorecard reporting-year fields (not inflation-adjusted).
Net price by family income
Brackets follow Scorecard definitions for the series shown (public vs private institution).
Latest income-band net prices available in the processed extract.
How difficult is it to get in?
Acceptance Rate
Acceptance rate data is not available for this institution.
Admissions funnel data is not available for this institution.
Test Scores
Test score data is not available for this institution.
Score distribution is not available for this institution.
Academic Requirements
GPA requirements are not published by this institution. Contact the admissions office for specific academic requirements.
Estimated GPA range is not available for this institution.
Enrollment & Student Demographics
Boone Career and Technical Center reported total enrollment of about 59 students in the latest College Scorecard extract. The student body is about 41% male and 59% female. Enrollment by race and ethnicity includes White (100.0%), Black or African American (0.0%), and Hispanic or Latino (0.0%). About 18.94% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants.
Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment
100.0% Full-Time Enrollment
The total enrollment at Boone Career and Technical Center in 2024 is 59 students.
Undergraduate enrollment is about 110 students.
Full-time vs part-time enrollment comparison.
Retention Rate over Time
10.3%
2024 Retention Rate
Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall.
Retention rate over time compared to similar institutions.
Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity
Largest share of total enrollment in our College Scorecard extract.
College Scorecard student demographics (total enrollment shares).
Do students complete their programs?
Time to Complete
89.36% 100% Completion Time
94.68% 150% Completion Time
In 2024, 89.36% of students graduating from Boone Career and Technical Center completed their program within 100% "normal time".
Completion rates over time compared to similar institutions.
Completions by Sex (Top Programs)
- Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor: 94% male / 6% female
- Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General: 0% male / 100% female
- Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training: 0% male / 100% female
IPEDS completions by sex for the five largest programs (aggregate CIPs excluded).
Completions by Race & Ethnicity
Largest group by summed IPEDS award counts across reported programs.
Summed across program completion records in our extract.
What do Boone Career and Technical Center graduates earn—and in which programs?
Financial value and program completions for Boone Career and Technical Center from College Scorecard and IPEDS extracts.
Return on Investment
ROI data is not available for this institution.
Debt and 4-year net cost vs. cumulative 10-year median earnings for Boone Career and Technical Center.
Top Programs by Completions
Largest 5 programs by IPEDS completions (6 reported codes; aggregate/unknown CIP buckets excluded).
IPEDS award counts for the largest programs at Boone Career and Technical Center.
Employment Outcomes
Employment outcome data is not available for this institution.
Median earnings 6, 8, and 10 years after entry for Boone Career and Technical Center graduates.
Institutional resources
Finding: federal finance and Scorecard instructional fields for Boone Career and Technical Center—instructional staffing and expenditure. Compared with state, regional, and U.S. medians from EDsmart Data institutional financials.
Instructional Resources
- Instructional expenditure per FTE: $12,968
- West Virginia median 1.8× the median ($7,346)
- Southeast median 2.0× the median ($6,602)
- U.S. median 1.8× the median ($7,288)
Instructional metrics from College Scorecard. Peer medians are campus-level; see the institutional financials deep dive. Detailed non-instructional staff counts are not included here.
Scorecard instructional metrics where reported.
Boone Career and Technical Center at a glance
Boone Career and Technical Center
Boone Career and Technical Center is a public institution in Foster, WV.
- Largest programs (IPEDS awards)
- Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and InstructorCosmetology/Cosmetologist, GeneralLicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
- Largest enrollment groups
- White or Caucasian100.0%Black or African American0.0%Hispanic or Latino0.0%
Schools near Boone Career and Technical Center
Other campuses in Foster, WV when available, plus nearby institutions in West Virginia.
Similar schools
Peers matched by the same EDsmart outcomes grade (Grade D) within West Virginia, then by similar ownership and admissions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Boone Career and Technical Center located?
Boone Career and Technical Center is located in Foster, WV.
How much does Boone Career and Technical Center cost?
Reported tuition is N/A and average net price is N/A in the latest College Scorecard data.
What is the student body demographics at Boone Career and Technical Center?
Boone Career and Technical Center reports undergraduate enrollment of about 110 students, White (100.0%), Black or African American (0.0%) in federal College Scorecard data.
What is the graduation rate at Boone Career and Technical Center?
The 150%-time completion rate is 94.7% for the cohort reported to the College Scorecard.
Is Boone Career and Technical Center public or private?
Boone Career and Technical Center is a public institution located in Foster, WV.
Is Boone Career and Technical Center an HBCU?
No. Boone Career and Technical Center is not flagged as an HBCU in the IPEDS institutional directory.
Is Boone Career and Technical Center a tribal college?
No. Boone Career and Technical Center is not flagged as a tribal college in IPEDS.
Is Boone Career and Technical Center a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI)?
Using a 25% Hispanic enrollment threshold on College Scorecard demographics, Boone Career and Technical Center does not meet that proxy (reported share 0.0%).
Is Boone Career and Technical Center religiously affiliated?
No religious affiliation is reported for Boone Career and Technical Center in IPEDS institutional characteristics.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
- Related geography & profiles
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology & Data Scope
This profile uses institution-level fields from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, merged with IPEDS directory attributes where needed for locale, ownership, and program completions.
Benchmark rows compare this campus to NCES locale-type medians (for example Suburban) from our processed location extract. Implied U.S. medians are derived from locale-vs-national percentage fields in that extract—not a separate national Scorecard table.