Fast Facts

Enrollment

• 5,976 Headcount
  (does not include Penn College NOW students)
• 5,520 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
• 9.6% minority students
• 63.3% males; 36.7% females

Student Status

• 83% Full-time (average of 14.9 credit hours)
• 17% Part-time (average of 6.6 credit hours)

Geographic Distribution

1. North Central PA, 41.8% (Lycoming County, 24.2%)
2. Southeast PA, 18.7%
3. Northeast PA, 14.1%
4. Central PA, 10.8%
5. Other States, 10.5%
   • New Jersey, 3.10%
   • New York, 1.60%
   • Maryland, 1.50%
   • Connecticut, 0.80%
   • Virginia, 0.60%
   • Delaware, 0.30%
   • Massachusetts, 0.30%
   • Other States, 2.30%
6. Western PA, 3.6%
7. International Students, 0.6%

TOTAL PA RESIDENTS, 89%

Tuition Increase

• 2.99%

Budget

Totals By Fund:

• Operating: $99,885,400
• Auxiliary: $24,224,091
• Total current funds: $124,109,491
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• Restricted Funds: $18,038,700
• Plant & Debt Funds: $619,000
• Total College: $142,767,191
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• State Appropriations: $13,584,000
• As a % of Total: 9.5%

Tuition and Fees, 2011-12

• $453 per credit hour (includes capital fee, student activity fee, health service fee and technology fee)
• Lab instruction fee of $36 per lab hour
• Average annual in-state tuition and fees $13,590 (30 credit hours)
• Out-of-state tuition 1.3 times the in-state rate
• Room and Board Costs
  • $2,833 per semester (variable rates in Rose Street Commons)
  • $5,666 per year
  • $1,486 per semester for the minimum required 10 meal board plan
  • $2,972 per year

Current/Projected Costs to Attend Penn College

Current:

• in-state = $23,428
• out-of-state = $26,848

Projected:

• Since many of our costs are estimates, we propose that people quote a price of approximately $23,428 per year in-state and approximately $26,848 out-of-state to attend Penn College for the 2011-12 academic year. This total includes 15 credits per semester, housing, meals, books and supplies -- NOT personal expenses.

Fall 2011 Freshman Class

• 2,210 students
• 31.0% enrolled in Bachelor's Degree programs
• 64.5% male
• 61.1% under the age of 20
• Applications
  • Total applications received (New/ Transfer/Reenrolled): 5,384
  • Offered acceptance (New/ Transfer/Reenrolled): 4,933

On-Campus Housing

1710 students live on-campus

Retention and Graduation Rates*

• 1st to 2nd Year Retention Rate: 64%
• 6-Year Graduation Rate: 40%
• 8-Year Graduation Rate: 51%

* First-time, full-time students pursuing bachelor's degrees.

Distance Learning and Outreach - Fall 2011

• 782 students enrolled in distance education courses
• 71 distance learning courses
• 7 majors offered via distance learning
• 188 students enrolled in distance learning majors

International Students

• 55 students enrolled
• Countries represented include: Bermuda, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Dominica, Kuwait, Moldova, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Turks and Caicos, Germany, Austria, India, China
• The College also sends students to: Australia, Austria, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, United Kingdom, Spain

Alumni

• 57,750 currently in database; 44,752 alumni with valid mailing addresses with 82.3% of alumni being in Pennsylvania. Over 1,250 added each year after commencement.

Employees

1. Full-time, non faculty, 686
2. Casual part-time, non faculty, 570
3. Full-time faculty (includes 11 Counselors & Librarians), 308
4. Part-time faculty, 185
5. Regular part-time, non faculty, 115

Total Full-time Employees = 994

Grant Activity to Date

• 26 projects active in excess of $23 million with $3.6 million (25 projects) under development (as of 9/27). Active projects include the PA WEDnetPA program at $18 million.

Donor Restricted Funds as of June 30, 2011

• Total Restricted/Endowment = $1,443,753

Credentials by Students

1. Associate Degree, 50.1%
2. Bachelor Degree, 44.9%
3. Other/Non-degree, 3.3%
4. Certificate, 1.7%

School Size (Head Count)

1. Health Sciences, 1,357
2. Business and Computer Technologies, 976
3. Construction and Design Technologies, 919
4. Industrial and Engineering Technologies, 846
5. Integrated Studies, 541
6. Transportation Technology, 450
7. Natural Resources Management, 356
8. Non-degree (includes Developmental & Distance/Outreach), 291
9. Hospitality, 240

Largest Majors

1. Pre-Nursing (AAS) - 230
2. Welding/Fabrication Engineering Technology (BS) - 129
3. Building Construction (AAS) - 124
4. Automotive Technology (AAS) - 115
5. Welding Technology (AAS) - 112
6. Network Specialist (BS) - 108
7. Civil Engineering Technology (BS) - 103
8. Business Management (AAS) - 102
9. Physician Assistant Pre-Major - 100
10. Nursing (AAS) - 99

"DEGREES THAT WORK" in Green Career Fields

• 869 students enrolled in 20 programs (AAS = 13, BS = 7)

Average Class Size

• 17

Faculty-Student Ratio

• 1:17.145

Student-Computer Ratio

• 3:1

Greek Life

• Penn College recognizes 3 nationally affiliated social fraternities:
• Fraternities
  • Phi Mu Delta (φΜΔ)
  • Sigma Nu (ΣΝ)
  • Sigma Pi (ΣΠ)

Athletics

The Penn College Wildcats are a member of the Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC) and the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA), except as noted. Penn College fields 13 intercollegiate sports, including:

• Archery (Co-ed) – USCA (United States Collegiate Archery)
• Baseball – PSUAC & USCAA
• Basketball (Men's & Women's) – PSUAC & USCAA
• Cross Country (Men's & Women's) – PSUAC & USCAA
• Golf – PSUAC & USCAA
• Soccer (Men's & Women's) – PSUAC & USCAA (Men); USCAA (Women)
• Softball – PSUAC & USCAA
• Tennis (Co-ed) – PSUAC
• Volleyball ( Women's) – PSUAC & USCAA
• Wresting – National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA)

Workforce Development & Continuing Education Activity

July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011

• Noncredit workforce development instruction:
  • 6,160 students trained in traditional noncredit courses
  • 3,200 students trained in natural gas courses
  • 266 students trained in online noncredit courses
  • 9,626 total noncredit students trained
• Through Pennsylvania's Guaranteed Free Training program (WEDnetPA), WDCE administered workforce development grants for over 900 companies totaling $8.4 million to train 48,172 employees in FY2010-2011.

Community Arts Center

• Since opening in May 1993, the Community Arts Center has hosted 151,464 patrons for movies and 1,092,033 for live events for a total of 1,243,497 as of August 2011.

Default Loan Rate

• Percentage of borrowers defaulting on their student loans within two years of entering repayment 6.5% (6.6%). National Average 8.8%

Placement Rate

• Overall Graduate Placement Rate: 92.6% (2009-10), 93.2% (2008-2009)
• Overall Graduate Placement Rate: 95% (5-year average)

Fundraising
July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011

• Over $2,163,328 raised between the College and the Foundation

Penn College Foundation

• Assets $7,832,273 as of June 30, 2011

Library

• Library building = 104,000 square feet
• Print volumes = 126,649
• Media volumes = 13,866
• Back issues volumes of periodicals = 7,866
• Microfilm = 16,163 reels
• Print subscriptions = 1,028
• Database subscriptions = 68
• Online journal titles = 28,319
• Reference volumes = 13,908
• E-Audio books = 669
• E-books = 17,043

Campus Size

• Main Campus, 125.2 acres
• Aviation Center, 5.8 acres
• Earth Science Center, 383.7 acres
• Morgan Valley, 439.7 acres
• North Campus, 35.4 acres
• Advanced Automotive Tech Center, 2.0 acres
• General Services, 5.4 acres
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• Total size: 997.2 acres

America's Best Colleges

• Pennsylvania College of Technology is among the "top 10" best public, four-year colleges in the north region of the United States, according to the latest rankings of America's Best Colleges by U.S. News Media Group. Penn College ranked 10th among public colleges and 36th among all "best regional colleges (north)" in the 2012 rankings published by U.S. News & World Report.