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Lehigh Career & Technical Institute

Schnecksville, Pennsylvania·Public, less-than 2-year·Mid East·lcti.org/adulted
6-yr Graduation
67%
—
Total enrollment
14
peer median 300
Avg net price
$23,735
+$14k vs peer
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About

Lehigh Career and Technical Institute (LCTI) is a career and technical institute located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It is one of the largest career and technical institutes in the United States.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
67%
Full-time retention
11%

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 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.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

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

Accredited since 2004Next review Nov 2020

Action history · 1

  1. Sep 2015Renewal 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$23,735
$30–48k—
$48–75k—
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$23,735
+$13,804vs peer median $9,931
Federal loans
19.4%

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, 6 students received $29K in Pell grants, alongside $18K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
6
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$29K
$29,403 total
Direct Loans
$18K
6 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$9K
3 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$9K
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

Academic programs at LCTI

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs23
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
14
12-mo unduplicated
16
Undergraduate
16
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
100%16
Women
0%0

Race / ethnicity composition

White
71.4%
Hispanic
14.3%
Asian
7.1%
Two or more
7.1%

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 · 12 students
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
    Weapons30
    Drugs140
    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
    25.0:1

    LCTI vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions LCTI 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
    SubjectLehigh Career & Technical Institute
    		67%—14$23,735—
    Grand River Technical School
    		—88.4%65$11,831—
    High Plains Technology Center
    		——322$7,761—
    Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College
    		——665$2,839—
    Polaris Career Center
    		——300$9,931—
    Peer group median67%88.4%300$9,931

    Institutions like LCTI

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

    IPEDS

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Lehigh Career & Technical Institute

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about LCTI.

    What is the graduation rate at Lehigh Career & Technical Institute?

    Lehigh Career & Technical Institute reports a 6-year graduation rate of 67% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Lehigh Career & Technical Institute?

    Lehigh Career & Technical Institute reports a total enrollment of 14 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Lehigh Career & Technical Institute?

    The average net price at Lehigh Career & Technical Institute is $23,735 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Lehigh Career & Technical Institute located?

    Lehigh Career & Technical Institute is located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania 18078-2599.

    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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