Vision

To cultivate a diverse community of innovators and creators determined to shape a better tomorrow.

Short Version of College Name

Penn College®

College Athletic Symbol
Athletic symbol is the Wildcat
College Colors
Penn College colors are blue and grey
College School Code

003395

Middle States Commission on Higher Education logo

Pennsylvania College of Technology is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) . 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 an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education (CHEA).

Fall 2023 Fast Facts

Enrollment
         All Student   Degree Seeking   Non-Degree
FTE*            4,004           3,993         11
Heads*            4,307           4,274         33
Credits          60,070         59,933       137

*Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)

Headcount (does not include all Penn College NOW/Dual Enrollment students)

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  • 13.09% Diverse Students
  •     3.64% African-American
  •     0.18% Native American
  •     1.42% Asian-American
  •     5.18% Hispanic-American
  •     0.16% Hawaiian
  •     2.51% Multi-racial
  • 86.91% White
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  • 65.61% Males           34.39% Females
Student Status
  • 82.03% Full-time (average of 15.40 credit hours)
  • 17.97% Part-time (average of 7.32 credit hours)
Geographic Distribution
  1. North Central PA: 35.2%
    • Lycoming County: 19.0%
  2. Southeast PA: 23.2%
  3. Northeast PA: 15.3%
  4. Central PA: 10.9%
  5. Western PA: 4.1%
  6. Other States: 11.0%
    • New Jersey: 3.8%
    • New York: 2.2%
    • Maryland: 1.7%
    • Connecticut: 0.7%
    • Virginia: 0.6%
    • Other States: 2.0%
  7. International Students: 0.3%

TOTAL PA RESIDENTS: 88.7%

Tuition & Fee Increase
  • 1.67%
Budget

Totals By Fund:

  • Operating: $123,436,300
  • Auxiliary: $34,424,000
  • Total Current Funds: $157,860,300
  •  
  • Restricted Funds: $21,603,800
  • Plant & Debt Funds: $19,200
  • Total College: $179,483,300
  •  
  • State Appropriations: $29,971,000
  • As a % of Total: 16.7%
  • As a % of Total current: 19.0%
  • As a % of Operating: 24.2%
Tuition and Fees, 2023-2024
  • $608 per credit hour (includes capital fee, student activity fee, health service fee, and technology fee)
  • Lab instruction fee: $60 per lab hour
  • Average annual in-state tuition and fees: $18,240 (30 credit hours)
  • Out-of-state tuition 1.5 times the in-state rate
Room and Board Costs
  • $7,000 per year (variable rates in Rose Street Commons)
  • $4,390 per year for a 14-meal board plan (most popular)
Current/Projected Costs to Attend Penn College

Current:

  • In-state: $31,030
  • Out-of-state: $38,770

*This total includes 15 credits per semester, housing, meals, books and supplies -- NOT personal expenses.

 

Percent Receiving Financial Aid

84.79% (4,005 of 4,723*) 22-23 DATA

Percent Receiving Pell Grant

31.71% (1,498 of 4,723*) 22-23 DATA

*Number of full-year, unduplicated, all credit-seeking students—excluding Penn College dual enrollment students

 
On-Campus Housing
  • 1,504 on-campus residents.
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Retention and Graduation Rate By Degree

First-time, full-time students pursuing bachelor’s degrees

  • 1st to 2nd Year Retention Rate: 77%
  • IPEDS Graduation Rates (Source: College Navigator)

Fall 2014

  • 4-years: 42%
  • 6-Years: 55%
  • 8-Years: 56%

Fall 2016

  • 4-Years: 43%
  • 6-Years: 57%
  • PCT Success Rates: Full-time entering students receiving any award (headcounts in parentheses)
 

2012

(697)

2013

(641)

2014

(565)

2015

(578)

2016

(592)

2017

(623)

2018

(792)

2019

(675)

4th

year

53.66% (374)54.76% (351)50.62% (286)53.81%(311)53.21%(315)53.61% (344)51.52% (408)51.85% (350)

6th

year

60.98% (425)63.18%(405)62.65%(354)65.40%(378)65.88% (390)68.06% (424)  

8th

year

61.41%(428)64.74% (415)63.72% (360)65.57% (379)    
 
First-time, full-time students pursuing associate degrees
  • 1st to 2nd Year Retention Rate: 71% 
  • PCT Success Rates: Full-time entering students receiving any award (headcounts in parentheses)

Fall

Entered

2015

(1,016)

2016

(1,035)

2017

(988)

2018

(768)

2019

(760)

2020

(601)

2021

(562)

2nd

year

26.87%

(273)

26.76%

(277)

28.64%

(283)

32.42%

(249)

28.03%

(213)

31.11%

(187)

36.74%

(219)

3rd

year

42.22%

(424)

41.84%

(433)

45.85%

(453)

49.87%

(383)

46.05%

(350)

47.09%

(283)

 

4th

year

50.79%

(516)

50.63%

(525)

53.44%

(528)

56.77%

(436)

54.21%

(412)

  
 
Distance Learning (Fall 2023)
  • 1,516 students enrolled in distance learning courses
  • 127 distance learning courses
  • 13 majors offered via distance learning
  • 206 students enrolled in distance learning majors
International Students
  • 8 students enrolled
  • Saudi Arabia, India, Myanmar, Pakistan
  •  
  • *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.
Alumni
  • 65,573 living alumni are currently in the database; 52,253 alumni with valid mailing addresses with 81% of alumni being in Pennsylvania. More than 1,000 are added each year after commencement.
Student Organizations

       60

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

Employees
  • Total Full-time Employees = 853
  • Full-time Non-Faculty* (APT & Service) = 584
  • Full-time Faculty (includes Counselors & Librarians) = 269
  • Part-time Faculty = 84
  • Regular Part-time Non-Faculty* (APT & Service) = 71
  • Casual Part-time Non-Faculty* (APT & Service) = 357

* “Classified” as a category was eliminated prior to the start of the 2023-24 academic year.

Credentials by Students
  1. Graduate*: 1.00%
  2. Bachelor's Degree: 58.35%
  3. Associate's Degree: 38.91%
  4. Certificate: 0.97%
  5. Other/Non-degree: 0.77%

     *Includes BS/MS and MS Students

 

School Size (Head Count)
  1. Engineering Technologies: 2,620
    1. Industrial, Computing & Engineering Technologies: 821
    2. Materials Science & Engineering Technologies: 564
    3. Construction & Architectural Technologies: 576
    4. Transportation: 357
    5. Diesel Technology & Natural Resources: 302
  2. Nursing & Health Sciences: 1,056
  3. Business, Arts & Sciences: 598
    1. Business & Hospitality: 334
    2. Arts & Sciences: 264
  4. Non-degree (includes Developmental): 33
 
Largest Program Clusters
  1. Welding & Metal Fabrication: 361
  2. Nursing: 344
  3. Accounting & Business Administration: 275
  4. Information Technology: 273
  5. Electrical: 264
  6. Automotive: 209
  7. Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning: 191
  8. Diesel Truck, Heavy Equipment & Power Generation: 168
  9. Building Construction: 156
  10. Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology: 156
 
Fall 2023 Incoming Class

Includes Degree Seeking New, Transfer & Reenrolling students

1,577  undergraduate students
           45.7% enrolled in Bachelor’s Degree programs
52.4% enrolled in Associate’s Degree programs
1.7% enrolled in Certificate programs
  0.2% enrolled in BS/MS Degree programs
           67.9%  male
32.1%  female
          70.8% under the age of 20
 
Applications (New/Transfer/Reenrolled)

   Total applications received*: 6,703

*Includes admissions status codes 1 through 9. Includes BS/MS. Excludes Graduate, Penn College dual enrollment students and Non-Degree students.sms

   Total offered acceptance*: 4,696

*Includes admissions status codes 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Includes BS/MS. Excludes Graduate, Penn College dual enrollment students and Non-Degree students.

 

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 16 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
  • Esports (Co-Ed) – National Association of College Esports (NACE)
  • 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
 
Grant Activity to Date

 

  • Thirty-one active/approved projects in excess of $54 million and $11 million (11 projects) submitted/under development (as of 9/5/23). Active/approved projects include the WEDnetPA program at $21.8 million and the Weatherization Training & Technical Assistance program at $16 million.
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Workforce Development Activity (July 1, 2022–June 30, 2023)

 

Workforce Development served a total of 4,983 participants in over 650 companies from 42 states, 1 territory, and 26 countries in apprenticeship, clean energy, healthcare, advanced manufacturing (including plastics), computer skills, transportation, and business/leadership classes.

MIDAS (Modular Industry-Driven Apprenticeship Strategies), the U.S. Department of Labor $7,996,530 federal grant to scale apprenticeship in advanced manufacturing fields. To date, the grant served 1,737 unique apprentices in 2,530 modules.

The Plastics Innovation & Resource Center (PIRC) completed 18 research and development projects with 12 companies.

Through Pennsylvania’s WEDnetPA program, the College, serving as fiscal agent for the $11 million state-wide program, administered workforce development grants for 706 companies and 23,842 employees.

The Clean Energy Center provided accredited Home Energy Professional training and certification as part of a $2.5 million contract with PA Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) for Weatherization Training and Technical Assistance. Beginning in the 22/23 fiscal year, the program was awarded an additional $11 million contract for expended programming under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. 

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Community Arts Center

 

  • Since opening in May 1993, the Community Arts Center has hosted 155,506 patrons for movies and 1,730,983 for live events for a total of 1,886,489 as of August 2023.
  •  
Default Loan Rate

 

  • Percentage of borrowers defaulting on their student loans within three years of entering repayment is 0%. National
  • Average is 0%.
  •  
  • *Most recent official rates reported as of September 30, 2023. Rates are reflective of federal student loan payment freezes (2020-2023).
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Placement Rate
  Overall Graduate Placement Rate:
  • 96% (most recent cohort, 2021-22 grads)
  • 95% (3-year average)
  • 96% (2021-22), 95.6% (2020-21), 93.4% (2019-20)
  •  
Fundraising (July 1, 2022–June 30, 2023)
  • A total of $10,695,720 was raised in cash, in-kind gifts, pledges and valued estate commitments between the College and the Foundation. 
  •  
Donor Restricted Funds at Penn College (College, Foundation, Community Arts Center) as of June 30, 2023

 

  • Total Restricted/Endowment = $28,941,687
 
Library

 

  • Library building: 104,000 square feet
  • Print volumes: 81,314
  • Media volumes: 4,307
  • Back issues volumes of periodicals: 9,262
  • Print subscriptions: 176
  • Database subscriptions: 194
  • Online journal titles: 122,560
  • Reference volumes: 6,854
  • E-books: 129,688
  • Streaming videos: 2,983
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Campus Size

 

  • Main Campus: 131.98 acres
  • Aviation Center: 5.8 acres
  • Earth Science Center: 409.11 acres
  • General Services: 5.4 acres
  • Wellsboro: .28 acres
  • Total size: 552.57 acres

 

America's Best Colleges

 

  • As part of U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Colleges rankings, which evaluate 13 key measures of academic quality, Pennsylvania College of Technology ranked No. 1 both in Most Innovative Schools – Regional Colleges North and Undergraduate Teaching Programs – Regional Colleges North (tied). Penn College earned a No. 4 ranking in Top Public Schools – Regional Colleges North and was No. 6 in Overall Rank for Regional Colleges North. Additionally, the College was No. 2 among Best Colleges for Veterans – Regional Colleges North.