Schools

Business, Secretarial, Industrial, Technical & Trade Schools

• Academy of Investigation & Security
  1150 University Ave. - Phone: 291-3779
• Computer Tech, Inc.
  Fairmont: - Phone: 534-5677/800-406-8324
• HRDF Skill Training Center
  Old Greer Building: - Phone: 296-3548
• H & R Block
  131 Greenbag Road - Phone: 292-7803
• Laurel Business Institute
  Uniontown, PA - Phone: 412-439-4900/296-4900
• Morgantown Jewelry Academy
  300 High Street - Phone: 296-4367
• Phlebotomy Group
  8075 Grand Central Station - Phone:292-2969
• Stanley Technical Institute
  278 Spruce Street - Phone: 296-3548
• TDDS
  Youngstown, OH - Phone: 1-800-626-8730
• West Virginia Junior College
  Willey & Chestnut St.- Phone: 296-8282
• Western School of Health & Business Careers
  Pittsburgh - Phone: 1-800-333-6607

Private Schools

• Adventist Christian School
  9 Oakwood Road, Fairmont - Phone: 363-2079
• Alliance Christian School
  308 Elmhurst Street: 598-2929
• Linsly
  Wheeling - Phone: 233-1436
• Morgantown Christian Academy
  Greenbag Road - Phone: 292-9872
• Morgantown Early Learning Center
  Scott Avenue - Phone: 291-5845
• Morgantown Learning Academy
  Easton Mill Road - Phone: 296-9554
• Pleasant Day Schools
  1351 Airport Blvd. - Phone: 292-8078
• St. Francis DeSales Central Catholic School
  Grafton Road - Phone: 598-0133
• Serendipity Pre School
  1850 Mileground Road - Phone: 599-2010
• Trinity High School
  200 Trinity Way - Phone: 594-3002
• Also check with local daycare centers -- some offer Pre-school & Kindergarten classes.

Public Schools

Monongalia County offers one of the best public schools’ systems in the United States. Off-spring and Expansion Management magazines have both rated the county school system as one of the best school systems in the country. County high schools, technical, and college programs are linked through the “Tech Prep” and “High Schools That Work” programs.

Public Schools in West Virginia are administered by county Board of Education and consist of early childhood through high school. If you wish to learn more about our local schools or would like a tour, call the Monongalia County Board of Education at 291-9210.

Children entering the Monongalia County School System from another state must have certificates of complete immunization against all childhood diseases, certified birth certificate, and transcripts from their previous schools.

Vocational education is offered to high school students during the day and adults in the evening at the Monongalia Technical Education Center (291-9240). Some evening classes are offered through Fairmont State University with college credits. Check class listings.

Website Address: http://boe.mono.k12.wv.us/

This site lists all school information, closings, report cards for each school, teacher information, and so much more. To ask for more information or schedule an appointment to meet with someone and visit a school, call Monongalia County Schools 304-291-9210 and press 1 for Curriculum & Instruction.

Morgantown is home of West Virginia University (www.wvu.edu), the flagship institution of high education in the State. A public land grant institution, founded in 1867, the University’s thirteen colleges and schools offer 170 bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and professional degree programs. WVU is classified as a “Carnegie Research 1 Institution”, and as such, is one of the nation’s top research Universities. Students come from all counties in West Virginia, most states in the United States, and 100 other nations. The Student Guide to America’s Best 100 College Buys consistently puts WVU in its top 100 based on academics and low tuition costs.

The University offers a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate programs. Some of the schools include the College of Agriculture and Forestry, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business and Economics, College of Creative Arts, School of Dentistry, College of Engineering, College of Human Resources and Education, School of Journalism, College of Law, School of Medicine, College of Mineral and Energy Resources, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, School of Physical Education, and the School of Social Work.

WVU is the heart of cultural and sports activities in Morgantown. Fans come from all over West Virginia and around the country for the Mountaineer Football games in the fall, sometimes exceeding the 60,000 seat capacity. The Mountaineer Basketball games are played at the Coliseum which seats around 14,000. The newly renovated Creative Arts Center, seating 1,600 offers both musical and dramatic events along with galleries exhibiting student work and work from up and coming artists. The Core Arboretum has 7 hiking trails with several hundred species of native plants is occasionally the site of planned activities. The Shell Indoor Recreation Center and Natatorium are located near the Coliseum. WVU offers a Student Recreation Center as well.

The PRT (Personal Rapid Transit) system that was built by the US Department of Transportation as a national research and demonstration project run from the downtown campus to the Medical School with several stops along the way.

Information Centers for West Virginia University

Mountainlair Information Desk
Downtown - Phone: 293-3450
WVU Visitor & Information Center
Phone: 293-3489

Other nearby post-secondary schools and colleges include: Fairmont State University in Fairmont; Waynesburg College in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania; Salem-Teikyo University in Salem; and the West Virginia Junior College in Morgantown.