Community colleges

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, PA Β· Public Β· 4,464 undergrads Β· website β†—

Does anyone get out?

The point of starting here is finishing somewhere else. This is how often that happens.

16.3%

of students transfer to a four-year institution

Completed after transferring
1.5%

had finished a degree by year 2

Still enrolled after transferring
2.6%

still progressing at year 2

What it costs

Household incomeAvg net price / year
Under $30,000$20,065
$30,000 – $48,000$19,090
$48,000 – $75,000$21,546
$75,000 – $110,000$27,465
Over $110,000$30,533
All incomes (average)$25,110

Sticker tuition and fees: $18,240 in-state β€” before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Pennsylvania College of Technology's own net price calculator β€” every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

Net price calculator β†—

Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus$12,818
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)$12,818
Books and supplies$1,549
Other expenses, on campus$3,468
Other expenses, off campus$3,468

Outcomes

Completion rate
54%

at this college

Students with Pell grants
33%
Earnings @ 10yr
$52,567

after entering

Median debt
$23,961

at graduation

Admission and teaching

SAT/ACT policy
Open admission

Admits any student who applies (fall 2024)

Application fee
None

undergraduate, 2023–24

Students per faculty member
14 to 1

undergraduates, fall 2024

Faculty who are full-time
56%

fall 2024

What students study

Health & Nursing18%
Business7%
Computer Science5%
Architecture4%
Criminal Justice3%
Engineering2%
Agriculture1%
Visual & Performing Arts1%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. β€œNational” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Associate degrees (25)

Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians92$53,478$62,647national $58,424$12,000
Precision Metal Working76$63,054$70,298national $56,451$19,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing73$81,581$88,335national $80,813$24,526
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)50$60,504$61,925national $58,236$12,000
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers48$61,855$72,531national $70,808$13,026
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection36$58,650β€”national $59,378$14,760
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions34$60,205β€”national $61,982$20,500
Architectural Sciences and Technology21$56,465$56,039national $55,403$18,500
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians20$64,410$77,955national $69,017$12,000
Forestry19$40,768$53,373national $48,725$12,000
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians19$66,419$78,484national $73,593β€”
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians19β€”$52,616national $55,895$21,250
Business Administration, Management and Operations18$38,451$56,071national $48,733$15,030
Ground Transportation17$54,938$62,389national $59,881$12,000
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management16$49,028β€”national $54,726$25,000
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services14$32,622$48,964national $45,283β€”
Culinary Arts and Related Services14$35,766$34,308national $39,605$12,000
Human Services, General14$43,720β€”national $39,422$28,000
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians13β€”β€”national $73,046$16,850
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians1β€”$64,038national $66,570β€”
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineeringβ€”$65,743$73,390national $65,254β€”
Environmental Control Technologies/Techniciansβ€”β€”$56,131national $55,148β€”
Health and Medical Administrative Servicesβ€”β€”$41,454national $37,073β€”
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions0β€”$64,344national $65,389$19,062
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistantsβ€”β€”$56,945national $62,755β€”
Bachelor's degrees (21)
Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians57$72,405$85,665national $80,890$26,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing40$88,301$86,854national $88,910$25,550
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions32$64,750$64,919national $68,061$27,500
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians31$71,644$79,193national $84,304$27,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations30$43,663$61,444national $68,257$27,000
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians25$61,920$68,755national $71,753$26,000
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians24$55,467$69,714national $82,073$26,957
Human Services, General18$37,503$41,244national $48,597$31,000
Design and Applied Arts18$48,069$53,796national $51,490$27,000
Construction Management18$77,320$90,272national $95,124$27,000
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications13$52,816$67,758national $73,587β€”
Architectural Sciences and Technology12$54,342$58,695national $70,074$27,000
Polymer/Plastics Engineering12$71,056$88,433national $92,919$27,000
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection12$69,819$74,310national $90,924$27,000
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management9$52,543$77,250national $85,063β€”
Health and Medical Administrative Services8$47,577$54,507national $58,716$25,000
Computer Software and Media Applications7$38,748$51,764national $58,894β€”
Civil Engineering7$64,327β€”national $86,517$25,702
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians7β€”$85,115national $83,742β€”
Computer and Information Sciences, General6β€”$85,701national $92,374β€”
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professionsβ€”β€”$120,886national $70,786β€”
Master's degrees (1)
Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions2β€”β€”national $127,347$31,568

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured β€” not zero. 44 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

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Contact and accreditation

Address
One College Ave, Williamsport, PA 17701-5799
Phone
(570) 326-3761
Institutional accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Transfer rate is the share of entrants transferring to a four-year institution; it is published for roughly a third of community colleges, and a blank means unpublished rather than zero. Which specific credits transfer is set by agreements between individual institutions and is not published nationally β€” confirm with both colleges before enrolling.

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