Potomac State College of West Virginia University

What is the cost of studying for a year at Potomac State College of West Virginia University?

Published tuition is only part of the cost of attending Potomac State. For 2025-26, the reported full-time undergraduate tuition was $5,280 for West Virginia residents and $15,336 for nonresidents. The same IPEDS tuition-and-fee figures report no separate required fee, but students should check the current bill for any charges associated with their courses or circumstances.

Reported typical annual room and board charges totaled $12,588, made up of $6,340 for a room and $6,248 for board. Those amounts should be added to tuition only when estimating an applicable residential budget; a commuter's housing, food, and transportation expenses will look different. Books, supplies, personal expenses, and travel also belong in an individual budget. These figures are not a current-year price quote, and combining them with tuition published for a different academic year would produce a misleading annual total.

A net price is the estimated amount left after grant and scholarship aid, not the published price and not necessarily what a student pays on a bill. In the reported income-band data, average net price was $7,807 for families earning up to $48,000 annually. Actual aid depends on eligibility and the year of attendance. IPEDS 2024-25 figures report that 95% of students received financial aid, while 30% used student loans; receiving aid does not mean all costs were covered by grants.

Eligible students may combine federal grants, West Virginia aid, institutional scholarships, work earnings, and loans. Completing the FAFSA is a central step for determining eligibility for federal aid and many other awards. Applicants should check the current priority dates and scholarship conditions, then compare their own aid offer with an itemized estimate of tuition, living expenses, and transportation.

What are the work-study opportunities at Potomac State College of West Virginia University?

Student employment can help with expenses, but a campus job, Federal Work-Study award, and internship are not interchangeable. Federal Work-Study is a need-based financial-aid program: an eligible student must obtain a qualifying job and earn the awarded money through work, rather than receiving it automatically as a tuition discount.

Students should review their aid offer for Work-Study eligibility and ask the campus financial-aid or student-employment staff how Keyser positions are posted. Other part-time jobs may be available without a Work-Study award, though their pay and scheduling follow the employer's terms. A job related to a major can provide experience, but the college does not require an internship of every student.

For longer-term planning, students can use academic advising and available WVU career resources to explore majors, prepare application materials, and investigate employers. They should confirm which appointments, events, and job-search services are accessible remotely or at Potomac State rather than assuming a Morgantown-based service has a Keyser office.