National Accreditation
Pennsylvania College of Technology is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE or the Commission). Pennsylvania College of Technology's accreditation status is Accreditation Reaffirmed. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on June 23, 2022 was to reaffirm accreditation.
MSCHE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidate status) activities for institutions of higher education including distance, correspondence education, and direct assessment programs offered at those institutions. The Commission’s geographic area of accrediting activities is throughout the United States
Carnegie Classification
Pennsylvania College of Technology continues to deliver exceptional results and was recently identified by the Carnegie Foundation as being among institutions in the Opportunity College and University designation, which was granted to only 16% of all colleges and universities—those serving as a national model for fostering student success. Penn College earned this ranking based on student access and the earning performance of its graduates.
National Recognition
#1 in Most Innovative Schools
#1 in Best Colleges for Veterans
#3 in Top Public Schools
#5 in Regional Colleges North
Fall 2024 Fast Facts
Enrollment
| All Student | Degree Seeking | Non-Degree | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-Time EquivalentFTE * | 4,227 | 4,209 | 18 |
| Total Students * | 4,575 | 4,513 | 62 |
| Credits | 63,140 | 62,923 | 217 |
* Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
* Does not include Penn College NOW/Dual Enrollment students.
Student Demographics
- 14.19% Diverse Students
- 5.75% Hispanic-American
- 4.66% African-American
- 1.99% Multi-racial
- 1.33% Asian-American
- 0.31% Native American
- 0.15% Hawaiian
- 85.81% White
- 63.47% Males
- 35.74% Females
- 0.79% unknown, not specified, or non-binary
Fall 2024 Incoming Class
- 1,744 Total Incoming Students [Undergraduate + Graduate + Non-degree]
- 22 Graduate students
- 54 Non-degree students
- Undergraduate Degree-Seeking New, Transfer & Reenrolling Students
- 1,668 undergraduate students
- 46.1% enrolled in Bachelor’s Degree programs
- 52.2% enrolled in Associate’s Degree programs
- 1.7% enrolled in Certificate programs
- 61.9% male
- 37.0% female
- 1.1% Unknown, not specified, or non-binary
- 70.0% under the age of 20
Applications (New/Transfer/Reenrolled)
- Total applications received*: 7,473
- Total offered acceptance*: 5,295
* Excludes Graduate, Penn College dual enrollment students, and Non-Degree students.
Credentials by Students
- Graduate*: 1.07%
- Bachelor's Degree: 56.28%
- Associate's Degree: 40.44%
- Certificate: 0.85%
- Other/Non-degree: 1.36%
* Includes MNE, PHA, PAS major codes
Student Status
81.81% Full-time (average of 15.32 credit hours)
18.19% Part-time (average of 6.98 credit hours)
Geographic Distribution
- North Central PA: 34.6%
- Lycoming County: 18.8%
- Southeast PA: 24.5%
- Northeast PA: 14.4%
- Central PA: 10.5%
- Western PA: 3.8%
- Other States: 12.1%
- New Jersey: 4.5%
- New York: 2.4%
- Maryland: 1.6%
- Virginia: 0.8%
- Connecticut: 0.7%
- Other States: 2.1%
- International Students: 0.1%
TOTAL PA RESIDENTS: 87.8%
Student Residency
87.8% In-State
12.1% Out-of-State
International Students
10 students enrolled
(India, Pakistan, Belize, China, Ivory Coast, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia)
* International students include: students with sole citizenship/permanent residence outside of the US (studying on an F1 visa); students with a different visa other than F1; and undocumented students.
Academics
Largest Program Clusters
- Nursing: 379
- Welding & Metal Fabrication: 366
- Accounting & Business Administration: 303
- Electrical: 291
- Information Technology: 259
- Automotive: 219
- Diesel Truck, Heavy Equipment & Power Generation: 214
- Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning: 210
- Building Construction: 195
- Construction Management: 153
Distance Learning (Fall 2024)
- 1,524 students enrolled in distance learning courses
- 136 distance learning courses (excludes hybrid)
- 13 majors offered via distance learning
- 224 students enrolled in distance learning majors
School Size (Head Count)
- Engineering Technologies: 2,741
- Industrial & Computer Technologies: 822
- Materials Science & Engineering Technologies: 559
- Construction & Architectural Technologies: 680
- Transportation: 368
- Diesel Technology & Natural Resources: 312
- Nursing & Health Sciences: 1,157
- Business, Arts & Sciences: 615
- Business & Hospitality: 355
- Arts & Sciences: 260
- Non-degree: 62
Developmental Student Count
- Degree-Seeking new/transfer students, excluding re-enrollees, enrolled for Fall 2024: 1,513
- Students without developmental course needs: 918, 60.7%
- Students with developmental needs: 595, 39.3%
Student-Faculty Ratio
Full and part-time faculty and staff: 11:1
Full-time faculty only: 17:1
Average Class Size
16
Student-Computer Ratio
3:1
Graduation, Retention & Placement Rates
First-time, full-time students pursuing bachelor’s degrees
- 1st to 2nd Year Retention Rate: 76%
- IPEDS Six-Year Graduation Rates (Source: College Navigator )
Bachelor Degree-Seeking Outcomes within Six Years
2017 Cohort
1%
2016 Cohort
1%
2015 Cohort
1%
Bachelor Grads
Cert/Assoc Grads
Still Enrolled
Transfer-Out
No Longer Enrolled
First-time, full-time students pursuing associate degrees
- 1st to 2nd Year Retention Rate: 73%
- IPEDS Three-Year Graduation Rates (Source: College Navigator )
Certificate & Associate Degree-Seeking Outcomes within Three Years
2017 Cohort
1%
2016 Cohort
2015 Cohort
Cert/Assoc Grads
Bachelor Grads
Still Enrolled
Transfer-Out
No Longer Enrolled
Placement Rate
Overall Graduate Placement Rate:
- 96.4% (3-year average)
- 97.7% (2022–23)
- 96% (2021–22)
- 95.6% (2020–21)
Tuition & Fees
2024-25 Tuition and Fees
- $608 per credit hour (includes capital fee, student activity fee, health service fee, and technology fee)
- Lab instruction fee: $60 per lab hour
- Out-of-state tuition 1.5 times the in-state rate
- Average annual in-state tuition and fees: $18,240 (30 credit hours)
Room and Board Costs
- $7,140 per year (variable rates in Rose Street Commons)
- $4,480 per year for a 14-meal board plan (most popular)
Current/Projected Costs to Attend Penn College
Current:
- In-state: $31,260
- Out-of-state: $39,000
This total includes 15 credits per semester, housing, meals, books, and supplies—NOT personal expenses.
Tuition & Fee Increase
0.00%
Financial Aid
Percent Receiving Financial Aid
85.77% (4,074 of 4,750*) 2023–24 data
Percent Receiving Pell Grant
33.52% (1,592 of 4,750*) 2023-24 data
*Number of full-year, unduplicated, all credit-seeking students—excluding Penn College dual enrollment students.
Default Loan Rate
The percentage of borrowers defaulting on their student loans within three years of entering repayment is 0.0%. National Average is 0.0%.
Most recent official rates reported as of September 30, 2024. Rates are reflective of federal student loan payment freezes (2020-2024).
Budget & Fundraising
Totals By Fund:
- Operating: $129,471,316
- Auxiliary: $37,924,197
- Total Current Funds: $167,395,513
- Restricted Funds: $24,603,800
- Plant & Debt Funds: $19,200
- Total College: $192,018,513
- State Appropriations: $33,971,000
- As a % of Total: 17.7%
Donor Restricted Funds at Penn College (College, Foundation, Community Arts Center) as of June 30, 2024
Total Restricted/Endowment: $33,254,188
Fundraising (July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024)
A total of $19,121,125 was raised in cash, in-kind gifts, pledges, and valued estate commitments between the College and the Foundation.
Grant Activity to Date
Thirty-two active/approved projects in excess of $51.6 million and $25.1 million (11 projects) submitted/under development (as of 9/9/24). Active/approved projects include the WEDnetPA program at $18.8 million and the Weatherization Training & Technical Assistance program at $18.4 million.
Student Life
Athletics
The Penn College Wildcats are a member of the United East Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III, except as noted.
Penn College fields 15 intercollegiate sports, including:
- Archery (Co-Ed) – United States Collegiate Archery (USCA)
- Baseball (M) – United East & NCAA DIII
- Basketball (M & W) – United East & NCAA DIII
- Cross Country (M & W) – United East & NCAA DIII
- Golf (M) – United East & NCAA DIII
- Lacrosse (M) – United East & NCAA DIII
- Soccer (M & W) – United East & NCAA DIII
- Softball (W) – United East & NCAA DIII
- Tennis (M & W) – United East & NCAA DIII
- Wrestling (M) – Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference & NCAA DIII
- Volleyball (W) – United East & NCAA DIII
Greek Life
Penn College recognizes two nationally affiliated fraternities:
- Phi Mu Delta
- Sigma Pi
Student Organizations
61
Workforce Development
Workforce Development Activity (July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024)
Workforce Development served a total of 4,425 participants in over 600 unique organizations from 41 states, 2 districts/territories, and 27 countries in clean energy, apprenticeship, healthcare, advanced manufacturing (including plastics), computer skills, transportation, and business/leadership classes.
MIDAS
MIDAS (Modular Industry-Driven Apprenticeship Strategies), a U.S. Department of Labor $7,996,530 federal grant to scale apprenticeship in advanced manufacturing fields, ended July 2024. With partner organizations The Tennessee Board of Regents and Brightpoint Community College/CCWA, 4,208 apprentices and pre-apprentices with 168 employers in 26 states and Puerto Rico have been trained.
AMP
AMP (Advanced Manufacturing Pre-Apprenticeship), the longest-running PA registered pre-apprenticeship, enrolled 135 high school and out-of-school youth from 21 schools across the state. Since 2018, 307 pre-apprentices from 44 schools have participated.
PIRC
The Plastics Innovation & Resource Center (PIRC) worked with 64 companies from 18 states to complete 30 R&D projects, train 154 employees in workshops, and upskill 26 apprentices.
Penn College at Wellsboro
Penn College at Wellsboro graduated 5 Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), bringing the total graduating to 505 since 1983, and 48 EMTs in Lycoming, Union, and Tioga Counties, with NREMT test pass rates higher than PA and national averages.
WEDnetPA
Through Pennsylvania’s WEDnetPA program, the College, serving as fiscal agent for the state-wide program, administered workforce development grants for 703 companies and over 24,000 trainees.
Clean Energy Center
Clean Energy Center provided accredited Home Energy Professional training, certification, and workforce readiness programs as part of $13.6M in contracts with PA Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) for Weatherization Training and Technical Assistance.
Campus
Campus Size
- Main Campus: 124.85 acres
- Aviation Center: 5.65 acres
- Earth Science Center: 379.29 acres
- General Services: 5.75 acres
- Wellsboro: 0.28 acres
- Total size: 515.82 acres
On-Campus Housing
1,504 on-campus residents
Library
- Library building: 104,000 square feet
- Print volumes: 80,084
- Media volumes: 4,324
- Back issues volumes of periodicals: 9,279
- Print subscriptions: 153
- Database subscriptions: 200
- Online journal titles: 152,064
- Reference volumes: 5,360
- E-books: 137,921
- Streaming videos: 3,482
Community Arts Center
Since opening in May 1993, the Community Arts Center has hosted 155,506 patrons for movies and 1,796,021 for live events, for a total of 1,951,527 as of August 2024.
Employees
Employees by Category
- Total Full-time Employees: 867
- Full-time Non-Faculty (staff): 592
- Full-time Faculty (includes Counselors & Librarians): 275
- Part-time Faculty: 118
- Regular Part-time Non-Faculty (staff): 81
- Casual Part-time Non-Faculty (staff): 462
Alumni
Alumni Details
66,301 living alumni are currently in the database; 52,687 alumni with valid mailing addresses with 81% of alumni being in Pennsylvania. More than 1,000 are added each year after commencement.