About Us

Pennsylvania College of Technology is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Commission on Recognition and Postsecondary Accreditation.

Enrollment

• 6,409 Heads
• 5,964 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
• 7.0% minority students
• 64.6% males; 35.4% females

Student Status

• 85.3% Full-time (average of 14.7 credit hours)
• 14.7% Part-time (average of 6.3 credit hours)

Geographic Distribution

1. North Central PA, 43.1% (Lycoming County, 24.3%)
2. Southeast PA, 18.6%
3. Northeast PA, 12.5%
4. Central PA, 11.3%
5. Other States, 10.4%
6. Western PA, 3.77%
7. International Students, 0.3%

TOTAL PA RESIDENTS, 89.3%

Tuition and Fees, 2009-10

• $416 per credit hour (includes capital fee, student activity fee, and technology fee)
• Lab instruction fee of $32 per lab hour
• Average annual in-state tuition and fees $12,480 (30 credit hours)
• Out-of-state tuition 1.3 times the in-state rate
• Room and Board Costs
  • $2,675 per semester (variable rates in College West and Rose Street)
  • $5,350 per year
  • $1,350 per semester for the minimum required 10 meal board plan

Fall 2009 Freshman Class

• 2,426 students
• 29.9% enrolled in Bachelor's Degree programs
• 65.7% male
• 61% under the age of 20
• Applications
  • Total applications received: 6,122
  • Offered acceptance: 5,670

On-Campus Housing

60% of first-year, full-time students live on-campus (903 first-year students)

Retention

• Fall to Spring - 85%
• Fall to Fall - 64%

Distance Learning and Outreach - Fall 2009

• 601 students enrolled in distance education courses
• 60 Web-based courses
• 576 Web-supplemented courses
• 6 majors offered via distance learning

International Students

• 21 students enrolled
• Countries represented include: Austria, Canada, China, Germany, Grenada, India, Kenya, Kuwait, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Venezuela
• The College also sends students to: Australia, Austria, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua

Alumni

• 55,050 currently in database; 42,504 alumni with valid mailing addresses with 82.4% of alumni being in PA. More than 1,500 added each year, after commencement.

Employees

1. Full-time, non faculty, 630
2. Casual part-time, non faculty, 441
3. Full-time faculty, 308
4. Part-time faculty, 199
5. Regular part-time, non faculty, 103

Grant Activity to Date

• 34 projects active in excess of $28.2 million with $3.2 million (27 projects) under development (as of 1/09).  Active projects include the $9 million PA WEDnetPA project.

Library

• Library building = 104,000 square feet
• Total collection = over 157,000 bibliographic records
• Print and media volumes = 121,336
• Back issues volumes of periodicals = 8,402
• Microfilm = 15,137 reels
• Print subscriptions = 1,241
• Database subscriptions = 90
• Online journal titles = 18,021
• E-Books = 15,853
• Reference volumes = 14,086

 

Credentials by Students

1. Associate Degree, 52.43%
2. Bachelor Degree, 42.5%
3. Other/Non-degree, 3.09%
4. Certificate, 1.98%

School Size (Head Count)

1. Health Sciences, 1,393
2. Business and Computer Technologies, 1,111
3. Construction and Design Technologies, 1,024
4. Industrial and Engineering Technologies, 883
5. Integrated Studies, 596
6. Transportation Technology, 473
7. Natural Resources Management, 421
8. Non-degree (includes Developmental & Distance/Outreach), 292
9. Hospitality, 216

Largest Majors

1. Pre-Nursing (AAS) - 217
2. Building Construction (AAS) - 177
3. Residential Construction Technology & Management (BS) - 158
4. Construction Management (BS) - 143
5. Information Technology: Network Specialist (BS) - 140
6. Nursing (AAS) - 123
7. Business Management (AAS) - 122
8. Automotive Technology (AAS) - 118
9. Automotive Technology Management (BS) - 113
10. Manufacturing Engineering Technology (BS) -110

Average Class Size

• 17.9

Faculty-Student Ratio

• 1:20

Greek Life

• Penn College recognizes 2 nationally affiliated social sororities and 4 nationally affiliated social fraternities:
• Sororities
  • Alpha Sigma Alpha (ΑΣΑ)
  • Sigma Sigma Sigma (ΣΣΣ)

• Fraternities
  • Chi Phi (Χφ)
  • 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 15 intercollegiate sports, including:

• Archery (Co-ed) – National Archery Association's (NAA) Collegiate Archery Program (CAP)
• Baseball – PSUAC & USCAA
• Basketball (Men's & Women's) – PSUAC & USCAA
• Bowling (Co-ed) – Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference (EPCC)
• Dance Team (Co-ed)
• Cross Country (Men's & Women's) – PSUAC & USCAA
• Golf – PSUAC & USCAA
• Soccer (Men's & Women's) – PSUAC & USCAA
• Softball – PSUAC & USCAA
• Tennis (Co-ed) – PSUAC
• Volleyball (Men's & Women's) – Middle Atlantic Club Volleyball Conference (MACVC), PSUAC & USCAA

Workforce Development & Continuing Education Activity

July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009

• Noncredit workforce development instruction:
  • 5,261 students trained in traditional noncredit courses
  • 242 students trained in online noncredit courses
  • 5,503 total noncredit students trained
• Through Pennsylvania’s Guaranteed Free Training program (WEDnetPA), WDCE administered workforce development grants to 1,595 companies totaling $16.3 million to train 89,710 employees in 2008-2009.

Community Arts Center

• Since opening in May 1993, the Community Arts Center has hosted 146,741 patrons for movies and 940,829 for live events for a total of 1,087,570 as of August 31, 2009.

Campus Size

• Main Campus, 124.1 acres
• Aviation Center, 5.8 acres
• Earth Science Center, 378.7 acres
• Morgan Valley Retreat Center, 439.7 acres
• North Campus, 35.4 acres
• Wahoo Drive Site, 2.0 acres
• General Services, 5.4 acres
• Dix Street, 2.7 acres
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• Total size: over 995.8 acres