Admissions & Aid

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Here you'll be immersed in your career from day one, and see the impact your work has on tomorrow.

How to Apply: Our Admissions Process

Let's start you out on the right path. Pick the situation that best fits you.

1 Complete the Application

Apply via the Penn College application.
Fast & Easy – Takes less than 15 minutes to apply.

First-year undergrads applying to multiple colleges can use Common App .

2 Submit Your Materials

Transcripts, school records, or other documentation help us ensure you're ready to go.

3 Meet Placement Requirements

Based on SAT/ACT scores, placement testing results, or previously completed coursework, we'll make sure you start on the right track.

First-Year Student Details

1 Complete the Application

Apply via the Penn College application.
Fast & Easy – Takes less than 15 minutes to apply.

2 Submit Your Materials

Transcripts, school records, or other documentation help us ensure you're ready to go.

3 Meet Placement Requirements

Based on SAT/ACT scores, placement testing results, or previously completed coursework, we'll make sure you start on the right track.

Transfer Student Details

1 Complete the Application

Apply via the Penn College application.
Fast & Easy – Takes less than 15 minutes to apply.

First-year undergrads applying to multiple colleges can use Common App .

2 Submit Your Materials

Transcripts, English language profieciency, passport, and visa/immigration status documentation help us ensure you're ready to go.

3 Meet Placement Requirements

Based on SAT/ACT scores, placement testing results, or previously completed coursework, we'll make sure you start on the right track.

4 F-1 Visa Student Financial Guarantee

If you are planning to study on an F-1 student visa, we will need a letter of financial commitment from your financial guarantor confirming sponsorship for one academic year.

International Student Details

1 Complete the Application

Apply via the Penn College application.
Fast & Easy – Takes less than 15 minutes to apply.

2 Submit Your Materials

Transcripts from schools you attended since your last attended Penn College help us ensure you're ready to go.

3 Meet Placement Requirements

As a returning student, you have likely already met placement requirements.

Returning Student Details

1 Complete the Application

Nursing Education
Nursing Education and Post-Master's Certificate: Nursing Education

Apply for Admission

Physician Assistant
You'll complete your application process through CASPA.

Apply though CASPA 

2 Submit Your Materials

Transcripts, school records, or other documentation help us ensure you're ready to go.

3 Meet Program Requirements

Entry into graduate-level programs is competitive and unique to each major. That’s why we rely on selective admission criteria to identify applicants with the highest potential for success.

Graduate Student Details

1 Complete the Application

Apply via the Penn College application.
Fast & Easy – Takes less than 15 minutes to apply.

2 Submit Your Materials

Transcripts help us ensure you're ready to go.

3 Meet Placement Requirements

Placement requirements and pre-requisites must be met and are dependent on the courses selected.

Non-Degree Student Details

1 Complete the Application

If you are applying for Penn College Dual Enrollment at a partner high school or CTC, we have a special application for you.

Financial Aid & Costs: Paying for College

Getting your degree is an investment in yourself and in your future – we can help you make it manageable.

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Financial Aid

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Grants
Scholarships
Loans

Let's find your admissions team member.

From applying to meeting placement requirements and everything in between, we're here to walk you through the enrollment process. Answer a few quick questions and we'll point you to the right person. 

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Admissions Events: See if Penn College is the right fit

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Graduate Open House

Sunday, April 26 9 AM - 3 PM

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Undergraduate Open House

Sunday, April 26 9 AM - 3 PM

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Admissions Visit Schedule: Meet us where you are

We're working with high schools and partners to host and participate in both in-person and virtual visits to meet people like you.

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The future needs you.

If you put more into today, could you get more out of tomorrow? If you create your future at Pennsylvania College of Technology, the answer is yes.

With open and rolling admission, applying is easy.

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