Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)
Great Lakes Institute of Technology
Acceptance
75.9%
-19.3pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
6-yr Graduation
64%
—
Total enrollment
335
peer median 422
Avg net price
$17,540
-$10k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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About
Great Lakes Institute of Technology is a private career training institution located in Erie, Pennsylvania, originally established in 1965. It offers a variety of programs in allied health, dental, surgical, ultrasound, veterinary, cosmetology, and massage fields, catering to residents of Northwest Pennsylvania.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Applied
162
162 candidates competed
Admitted
123
75.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
84
68.3% yield
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
64%
Overall completion
64%
Full-time retention
74%
Full-time retention
74%
Pell equity
22.1pp gap
Pell recipients
56%66 of 118
Non-Pell (all)
78%50 of 64
Subsidized loan, no Pell
79%23 of 29
No Federal Aid
77%27 of 35
Non-Pell students graduate at a 22.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
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.
Of 8 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 6 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
8
Passing
1
12.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
12.5% of portfolio
Fail rate
12.5%
+11.9pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
8programs
- Passing1 · 12.5%
- No Data6 · 75.0%
- Failing1 · 12.5%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
6
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.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$33,774
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
-4.3%
−$1,500
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-4.3%
$33,774 vs $35,274
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$52,551
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
+49.0%
+$17,277
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+49.0%
$52,551 vs $35,274
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Program
EP gap
Status
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-4.3%
−$1,500
Just failing
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$20,000
$40,811
49%
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$20,000 debt · $40,811 earn
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
$10,504
$21,745
48%
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
$10,504 debt · $21,745 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$16,999
$52,551
32%
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$16,999 debt · $52,551 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$9,632
$34,048
28%
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$9,632 debt · $34,048 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$7,667
$31,997
24%
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$7,667 debt · $31,997 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Accredited since 1979Next review Jul 2028
Action history · 2
- Feb 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
- Jun 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
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price (private)
$17,540
-$10,235vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $27,775
Federal loans
73.7%
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 350 students received $1.7M in Pell grants, alongside $2.8M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
350
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.7M
$1,747,735 total
Direct Loans
$2.8M
735 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$1.1M
345 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.3M
347 loan awards
Parent PLUS$335K
43 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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 307 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (2.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
2.2%
-0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
307
Defaulted
7
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
5.6%-3.7
2017
8.9%-0.3
2018
7.8%+0.8
2019
2.2%-0.1
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.
Academic programs at GLIT
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs9
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
47 total completions
01Health Professions
47100.0%
01Health Professions
47100.0%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
335
12-mo unduplicated
474
Undergraduate
474
Graduate
0
Gender split
Men
8%40
Women
92%434
Race / ethnicity composition
White
72.5%
Black
11.0%
Hispanic
8.1%
Two or more
4.5%
Asian
2.1%
Unknown
1.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%
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 · 303 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.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
17
GLIT vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions GLIT selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectGreat Lakes Institute of Technology | 64% | 75.9% | 335 | $17,540 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
| — | — | 363 | $28,611 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 381 | $22,870 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 620 | $50,201 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 95.7% | 478 | $35,181 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 81.3% | 416 | $39,357 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 95.5% | 551 | $51,823 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 87.4% | 517 | $33,983 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 96.9% | 172 | $25,008 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 95.2% | 195 | $26,599 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 94.0% | 225 | $24,917 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 37.8% | 618 | $17,206 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 455 | $27,964 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 365 | $22,393 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 399 | $24,205 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 383 | $27,586 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 422 | $18,332 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 334 | $23,582 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 350 | $21,164 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 765 | $27,207 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 845 | $21,392 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 497 | $35,578 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 805 | — | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 100.0% | 461 | $41,741 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 471 | $31,016 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 98.1% | 226 | $31,105 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 534 | $43,883 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 1,233 | $29,688 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 419 | $28,829 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| Peer group median | 64% | 95.2% | 422 | $27,775 |
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment383Net price$27,586View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsTexas
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment422Net price$18,332View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsTennessee
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment334Net price$23,582View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsKentucky
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment419Net price$28,829View data
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Frequently asked questions about Great Lakes Institute of Technology
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about GLIT.
What is the acceptance rate at Great Lakes Institute of Technology?
Great Lakes Institute of Technology's acceptance rate is 75.9% (123 admitted from 162 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.
What is the graduation rate at Great Lakes Institute of Technology?
Great Lakes Institute of Technology reports a 6-year graduation rate of 64% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Great Lakes Institute of Technology?
Great Lakes Institute of Technology reports a total enrollment of 335 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Great Lakes Institute of Technology?
The average net price at Great Lakes Institute of Technology is $17,540 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
What is the yield rate at Great Lakes Institute of Technology?
Great Lakes Institute of Technology's yield rate is 68.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.
Where is Great Lakes Institute of Technology located?
Great Lakes Institute of Technology is located in Erie, Pennsylvania 16509-2482.
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.
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.
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.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
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.
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.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
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