Fast Facts

Enrollment

• 5,671 Headcount
  (does not include Penn College NOW students)
• 5,262 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
• 10.32% minority students
• 62.39% males; 37.61% females

Student Status

• 84.01% Full-time (average of 15 credit hours)
• 15.99% Part-time (average of 6.6 credit hours)

Geographic Distribution

1. North Central PA, 39.2% (Lycoming County, 21.8%)
2. Southeast PA, 19.2%
3. Northeast PA, 14.4%
4. Central PA, 11.1%
5. Other States, 11.4%
   • New Jersey, 3.7%
   • New York, 2.1%
   • Maryland, 1.4%
   • Connecticut, 0.9%
   • Virginia, 0.6%
   • Massachusetts, 0.3%
   • Delaware, California, Florida, Ohio, 0.2%
   • Other States, 1.6%
6. Western PA, 3.5%
7. International Students, 1.2%

TOTAL PA RESIDENTS, 87.4%

Tuition Increase

• 5.54%

Budget

Totals By Fund:

• Operating:$100,146,500
• Auxiliary: $24,031,400
• Total current funds: $124,177,900
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• Restricted Funds: $15,584,100
• Plant & Debt Funds: $25,000
• Total College: $139,787,000
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• State Appropriations: $13,584,000
• As a % of Total: 9.7%

Tuition and Fees, 2012-13

• $479 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 $14,370 (30 credit hours)
• Out-of-state tuition 1.3 times the in-state rate
• Room and Board Costs
  • $2,997 per semester (variable rates in Rose Street Commons)
  • $5,994 per year
  • $1,802 per semester for a 14 meal board plan (most popular)
  • $3,604 per year

Current/Projected Costs to Attend Penn College

Current:

• in-state = $24,830
• out-of-state = $28,460

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 2012-13 academic year. This total includes 15 credits per semester, housing, meals, books and supplies -- NOT personal expenses.

Fall 2012 Freshman Class

• 2,280 students
• 34.6% enrolled in Bachelor's Degree programs
• 63.0% male
• 60.5% under the age of 20
• Applications
  • Total applications received (New/ Transfer/Reenrolled): 6,251
  • Offered acceptance (New/ Transfer/Reenrolled): 5,709

On-Campus Housing

1,710 students live on-campus

Retention and Graduation Rates

First-time, full-time students pursuing bachelor degrees.

• 1st to 2nd Year Retention Rate: 66%
• 6-Year (150%) Graduation Rate: 42%
• 8-Year (200%) Graduation Rate: 39%

First-time, full-time students pursuing associate degrees.

• 1st to 2nd Year Retention Rate: 57%
• 3-Year (150%) Graduation Rate: 31%
• 4-Year (200%) Graduation Rate: 35%

Distance Learning and Outreach - Fall 2012

• 664 students enrolled in distance education courses
• 68 distance learning courses
• 6 majors offered via distance learning
• 198 students enrolled in distance learning majors

International Students

• 42 students enrolled; 29 ESL students
• Countries represented include: Austria, Bahamas, Canada, Dominica, Germany, Kuwait, Moldova, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Trinidad, and Tobago
• The College also sends students to: Australia, Austria, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, United Kingdom, and Spain

Alumni

• 59,034 currently in database; 45,360 alumni with valid mailing addresses with 82.2% of alumni being in Pennsylvania. More than 1,250 added each year after commencement.

Employees

1. Full-time, non faculty, 624
2. Casual part-time, non faculty, 500
3. Full-time faculty (includes 11 Counselors & Librarians), 300
4. Part-time faculty, 175
5. Regular part-time, non faculty, 103

Total Full-time Employees = 924

Grant Activity to Date

• 27 projects active in excess of $34.7 million with $3 million (19 projects) under development (as of 10/1/12). Active projects include the WEDnetPA program at $16 million and the ShaleNET US project at $14.9 million.

Donor Restricted Funds as of June 30, 2012

• Total Restricted/Endowment = $1,268,636

Credentials by Students

1. Associate Degree, 48.62%
2. Bachelor Degree, 46.39%
3. Other/Non-degree, 3.28%
4. Certificate, 1.71%

School Size (Head Count)

1. Health Sciences, 1,482
2. Business and Computer Technologies, 960
3. Construction and Design Technologies, 843
4. Industrial and Engineering Technologies, 812
5. Transportation Technology, 427
6. Integrated Studies (includes undecided), 425
7. Natural Resources Management, 321
8. Hospitality, 225
9. Non-degree (includes Developmental & ESL)*, 176

* Note – Beginning Fall 2012, Distance/Outreach students are counted within the respective schools. ESL = 29 students; 71 NRA

Largest Majors

1. Pre-Nursing - 214
2. Nursing (BS) - Traditional - 127
3. Welding/Fabrication Engineering Technology (BS) - 124
4. Welding Technology (AAS) - 121
5. Physician Assistant (BS) - 115
6. Nursing (AAS) - 104
7. Building Construction (AAS) - 103
8. Civil Engineering Technology (BS) - 98
9. General Automotive Technology (AAS) - 96
10. Construction Management (BS) - 94
11. Network Specialist (BS) - 94

"DEGREES THAT WORK" in Green Career Fields

• 981 students enrolled in 20 programs (AAS = 12, BS = 8)

Average Class Size

• 17

Student-Faculty Ratio

• 17.3:1

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 – PSUAC, USCAA & National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA)

Workforce Development & Continuing Education Activity

July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012

• Noncredit workforce development instruction:
  • 5,968 students trained in traditional noncredit courses
  • 4,570 students trained in natural gas courses
  • 199 students trained in online noncredit courses
  • 10,737 total noncredit students trained
• Through Pennsylvania's Guaranteed Free Training program (WEDnetPA), WDCE administered workforce development grants for nearly 800 companies totaling $6.9 million to train more than 39,000 employees in FY2011-2012.

Community Arts Center

• Since opening in May 1993, the Community Arts Center has hosted 151,464 patrons for movies and 1,138,296 for live events for a total of 1,289,760 as of January 2012.

Default Loan Rate

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

Placement Rate

• Overall Graduate Placement Rate: 94.9% (2010-11), 92.6% (2009-2010)
• Overall Graduate Placement Rate: 95% (5-year average)

Fundraising
July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012

• More than $2,189,880 raised between the College and the Foundation

Penn College Foundation

• Assets $7,909,086 as of June 30, 2012

Library

• Library building = 104,000 square feet
• Print volumes = 109,601
• Media volumes = 9,395
• Back issues volumes of periodicals = 9,598
• Microfilm = 16,420 reels
• Print subscriptions = 778
• Database subscriptions = 103
• Online journal titles = 33,878
• Reference volumes = 9,298
• E-books = 17,054

Campus Size

• Main Campus, 127.4 acres
• Aviation Center, 5.8 acres
• Earth Science Center, 409.11 acres
• Morgan Valley, 439.7 acres
• North Campus, 35.2 acres
• Advanced Automotive Tech Center, 2.0 acres
• General Services, 5.4 acres
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• Total size: 1,024.61 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 33rd among all "best regional colleges (north)" in the 2013 rankings published by U.S. News & World Report.