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Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology

Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania·Public, 2-year·Mid East·cpi.edu
6-yr Graduation
95%
—
Total enrollment
171
peer median 1,065
Avg net price
$9,857
+$301 vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
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About

Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science & Technology is a regional vocational technical training school serving local public schools and adult learners. The school was established in 1969 by the Centre County public school districts. The School was formerly known as Centre County Vocational-Technical School. The school is governed by a board made up of school board directors from the four sending public school districts. The members are selected by the president of their respective school board and serve one year terms. The superintendent is from one of the sending districts and serves a one-year term on a rotating basis. In 2015, enrollment was 360 pupils. The complex is located in Pleasant Gap, within the Bellefonte Area School District's attendance region.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
184
184 candidates competed
Admitted
177
96.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
126
71.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
95%
Full-time retention
87%

Pell equity

11.8pp gap
Pell recipients
100%80 of 80
Non-Pell (all)
88%60 of 68
Subsidized loan, no Pell
100%25 of 25
No Federal Aid
81%35 of 43

Pell recipients here graduate at a 11.8-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 20 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 20 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
20
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

20programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data20 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
20

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.

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
32%
$15,302 debt · $48,219 earn
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
13%
$5,500 debt · $42,890 earn
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
9%
$4,400 debt · $51,750 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 2017Next review Feb 2029
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Pennsylvania State Board of Career and Technical Education, Bureau of Career and Technical Education

Accredited since 2005Next review Apr 2021

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 2

  1. Sep 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  2. Mar 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Pennsylvania State Board of Career and Technical Education, Bureau of Career and Technical Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,203
$30–48k$10,518
$48–75k$11,640
$75–110k$15,817
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$9,857
+$301vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions median $9,557
Federal loans
51.2%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 112 students received $594K in Pell grants, alongside $691K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
112
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$594K
$594,412 total
Direct Loans
$691K
186 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$330K
95 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$332K
88 loan awards
Parent PLUS$29K
3 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 120 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (4.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.1%
+1.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
120
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
18.0%
2017
21.0%
2018
10.7%
2019
4.1%
2020*
0.0%
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 CPI

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs23
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

4 total completions
01Engineering Tech
250.0%
02Health Professions
250.0%
03Mechanic
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
171
12-mo unduplicated
245
Undergraduate
245
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
27%66
Women
73%179

Race / ethnicity composition

White
95.9%
Hispanic
1.2%
Asian
1.2%
Non-resident
1.2%
Black
0.6%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 126 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
0
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
    Drugs00
    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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    10.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    20

    CPI vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions CPI selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectCentral Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology
    		95%—171$9,857Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Central Louisiana Technical Community College
    		——1,345$5,702Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Lake Michigan College
    		——2,937$6,680Baccalaureate
    Lancaster County Career and Technology Center
    		——279$17,505Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health
    		——204—Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Madera Community College
    		——6,636$4,179—
    Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
    		——222$14,639Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
    		——1,065$9,256Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Richard Bland College
    		—89.3%2,788$13,045Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Peer group median95%89.3%1,065$9,557

    Institutions like CPI

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

    IPEDS

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CPI.

    What is the graduation rate at Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology?

    Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology reports a 6-year graduation rate of 95% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology?

    Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology reports a total enrollment of 171 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology?

    The average net price at Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology is $9,857 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology?

    Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology's yield rate is 71.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology located?

    Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology is located in Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania 16823.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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