Public

Berks Career & Technology Center

Leesport, Pennsylvania·Public, less-than 2-year·Mid East·berkscareer.com/ACE
6-yr Graduation
63%
Total enrollment
47
peer median 192
Avg net price
$17,879
+$5.9k vs peer
Use this data
Ask Clema

About

Berks Career & Technology Center is a vocational school located in Oley, Pennsylvania, and it focuses on providing career and technical education. It offers various programs across several disciplines, including healthcare, engineering, construction, and information technology. The specific founding year is not mentioned on the site, and the size of the institution is also not detailed.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
63%
Full-time retention
84%

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 7 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 7 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
7
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

7programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data7 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
7

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools

Accredited since 1990Next review Jan 2033

Action history · 3

  1. Nov 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools
  2. Apr 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools
  3. Dec 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$15,958
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+$21,721

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$17,879
+$5,859vs peer median $12,020
Federal loans
44.0%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 15 students received $60K in Pell grants, alongside $78K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
15
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$60K
$59,574 total
Direct Loans
$78K
28 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$31K
12 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$47K
16 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 45 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (11.1%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
11.1%
+8.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
45
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.7%
2017
17.6%
2018
13.2%
2019
11.1%
2020*
5.5%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Berkscareer

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs29
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
47
12-mo unduplicated
57
Undergraduate
57
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
72%41
Women
28%16

Race / ethnicity composition

White
80.8%
Hispanic
10.6%
Black
4.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.1%
Two or more
2.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 42 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs01
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    2.0:1

    Berkscareer vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Berkscareer selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectBerks Career & Technology Center
    63%47$17,879
    117$14,358
    269$12,071
    41$15,188
    426$7,450
    78$2,161
    201$12,558
    59
    241
    51$869
    192
    135
    99$12,242
    80$23,248
    43$14,961
    356
    $9,940
    63
    369$3,131
    432$5,888
    518$11,969
    332$13,179
    155$2,256
    559$11,087
    88$8,325
    298$21,082
    193
    247
    Peer group median63%192$12,020

    Institutions like Berkscareer

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Berkscareer's comparison group.

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Berks Career & Technology Center

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Berkscareer.

    What is the graduation rate at Berks Career & Technology Center?

    Berks Career & Technology Center reports a 6-year graduation rate of 63% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Berks Career & Technology Center?

    Berks Career & Technology Center reports a total enrollment of 47 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Berks Career & Technology Center?

    The average net price at Berks Career & Technology Center is $17,879 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Berks Career & Technology Center located?

    Berks Career & Technology Center is located in Leesport, Pennsylvania 19533-9112.

    Have a question this page can’t answer?

    Ask Clema anything about Berks Career & Technology Center and its peers — plain language in, cited answers out, in minutes instead of days.

    Free for teams up to 3 · No credit card