Commonwealth Technical Institute
About
Commonwealth Technical Institute (CTI) is a vocational training institution located in Pennsylvania. It focuses on workforce development and vocational rehabilitation, offering various programs and services related to job training and employment for individuals with disabilities. The institution is part of the Department of Labor and Industry.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 9 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 8 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data8 · 88.9%
- Failing1 · 11.1%
Severity spectrum
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.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 2
- Mar 2025Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
- Dec 2017Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 58 students received $330K in Pell grants.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 0 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 13.2% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
Academic programs at PA
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Commonwealth Technical Institu1 fireOtherDamage $0-$99
Data quality: 4 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
PA vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions PA selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCommonwealth Technical Institute | 86% | — | 146 | $12,882 | Community College |
Community Care College | — | — | 493 | $24,958 | Community College |
Harcum College | — | 93.8% | 908 | $24,791 | Community College |
Johnson College | — | 97.9% | 678 | $19,826 | Community College |
Jones Technical Institute | — | — | 659 | $20,833 | Community College |
Perry Technical Institute | — | — | 1,072 | $23,292 | Community College |
Remington College-Cleveland Campus | — | 94.7% | 197 | $22,254 | Community College |
Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus | — | 75.1% | 111 | $20,393 | Community College |
Remington College-Lafayette Campus | — | 79.0% | 230 | $28,875 | Community College |
Remington College-Mobile Campus | — | 81.0% | 257 | $25,655 | Community College |
Remington College-North Houston Campus | — | 85.9% | 88 | $25,610 | Community College |
William R Moore College of Technology | — | — | 468 | $15,323 | Community College |
Williamson College of the Trades | — | 21.9% | 322 | $1,421 | Community College |
| Peer group median | 86% | 83.5% | 322 | $22,254 |
Reports & documents (4)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardpa.gov
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- GlossaryGlossary of ExpendituresThe Glossary of Expenditures provides detailed definitions regarding financial and educational expenditure terms specific to Pennsylvania's Department of Education. This glossary includes various expense categories and terms related to school's annual financial reporting, ranging from administration to vocational education expenses. Each term is precisely defined to ensure clear understanding and proper categorization under the Pennsylvania Public School Code.pa.gov
- Strategic planDriving a Prosperous Pennsylvania: A Statewide Agenda for Higher Education2026In 2026, the State Board of Higher Education in Pennsylvania adopted 'Driving a Prosperous Pennsylvania: A Statewide Agenda for Higher Education,' marking the first comprehensive plan in over two decades. This strategic plan is structured around six key goals that include increasing postsecondary credential attainment, ensuring affordability, backing economic and workforce development, managing state funds efficiently, and bolstering the fiscal health of educational institutions. It was collaboratively developed with input from over 1,300 stakeholders, aiming to align higher education with the state's economic needs and ensure the prosperity of the Commonwealth.pa.gov
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