Consumer Information

Provided in compliance with the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEOA). Effective Summer 2024, students will receive a notice of Consumer Protection Information the first Tuesday of each semester via AdminWire.

Notice of Availability of Institutional and Financial  Aid Information 

Notice also is distributed to each enrolled student.

Contact Information for Assistance in Obtaining Institutional or Financial Aid Information

Information is also made available through appropriate publications/mailings.

Student Financial Assistance

Individual information about grant/loan eligibility is provided via appropriate mailings; entrance/exit counseling is provided individually to borrowers.

Health and Safety

Safety and Security
Vaccination Policies

Also distributed via mail directly to students who elect to live on campus

Student Outcomes

Retention, Graduation, and Transfer-Out Rates
Job Placement Rates, Graduate/Professional Education Data

Hazing

In accordance with Act 80 of 2018, Pennsylvania College of Technology makes public this five year report of alleged incidents resulting in a charge of hazing. Our college demonstrates full support of the Timothy Piazza Anti-Hazing law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and provides a twice-annual update of this report.

Hazing includes, but is not limited to, any behavior and/or acts of servitude that is designed or intended to humiliate, degrade, embarrass, harass, or ridicule an individual, or that which a reasonable person would deem harmful or potentially harmful to an individual’s physical, emotional, or psychological well-being, as an actual or perceived condition of new or continued affiliation with any organization, and/or team. Hazing also includes knowingly or recklessly engaging in such behavior and/or acts.

Each violation will include the name of the organization charged, the date of the charge, a general description of the violation, the findings and sanctions, and a resolution date.

To report a hazing incident, talk with your coach, faculty member, organization advisor or Student Engagement & First Year Initiatives. To send a confidential report of hazing please submit the form at www.pct.edu/nohaze. If you choose to give your contact information it will remain confidential. Your identity will not be disclosed to the individuals or groups in question.

Reported Incidents
  • 2014–15 Academic Year: No Reported Incidents
  • 2015–16 Academic Year: No Reported Incidents
  • 2016–17 Academic Year: No Reported Incidents
  • 2017–18 Academic Year: No Reported Incidents
  • 2018–19 Academic Year: No Reported Incidents
  • 2019–20 Academic Year: No Reported Incidents
  • 2020–21 Academic Year: No Reported Incidents
  • 2021–22 Academic Year: No Reported Incidents
  • 2022–23 Academic Year: No Reported Incidents
  • 2023–24 Academic Year: No Reported Incidents
  • 2024–25 Academic Year: No Reported Incidents

General Institutional Information

Privacy of Student Records

Student notice sent each semester after the first weeks of class

Facilities and Services for Students with Disabilities

Information is available to the campus community via the Disability and Access Resources myPCT site. Also made available through appropriate publications/mailings

Student Diversity

Also made available through appropriate publications/mailings

Price of Attendance

Also made available through appropriate publications/mailings.

Net Price Calculator
Refund Policy and Requirements for Withdrawal and Return of Federal Financial Aid

Official policies (including Refund Policy) are available to the campus community via Policies & Procedures.

Textbook Information

Information is also available to the campus community via the Student Portal.

Educational Programs, Instructional Facilities, and Faculty

Information is available to the campus community via the Schools' section of myPCT.

Transfer of Credit Policies and Articulation Agreements

Official policies (including the Transfer Credit Policy/Procedure) are available to the campus community via Policies & Procedures.

Accreditation, Approval, and Licensure of Institution and Programs
Copyright Infringement—Policy and Sanctions
Computer Use and File Sharing
Institutional Complaints

Penn College strives to ensure the highest quality in all of our academic and departmental operations for all our students. We value your feedback and encourage you to share your concerns.

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.

Pennsylvania College of Technology is authorized to operate by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Pennsylvania College of Technology is a SARA-participating institution.