Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)
Pennco Tech - Bristol
Pennco Tech-Bristol has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 84% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data. Fall enrollment is 771 students, and 1,219 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.
Acceptance
100%
Open admission
Graduation (150% time)
84%
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Total enrollment
771
peer median 682
Avg net price
$19,197
-$8.5k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
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About
Pennco Tech is a trade school located in Bristol, PA and Blackwood, NJ, founded in 1973. The institution offers programs focusing on Automotive Technology, Diesel Technology, Collision Repair, Electrician, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration, Plumbing & Heating, Medical Assistant, and Welding. It aims to provide career-focused education and training, emphasizing hands-on learning.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
84%
Overall completion
84%
Full-time retention
31%
Full-time retention
31%
Pell equity
9.6pp gap
Pell recipients
80%173 of 217
Non-Pell (all)
90%147 of 164
Subsidized loan, no Pell
94%48 of 51
No Federal Aid
88%99 of 113
Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.6-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 7 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 6 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
7
Passing
1
14.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
7programs
- Passing1 · 14.3%
- No Data6 · 85.7%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
0
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
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
$40,761
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
+15.6%
+$5,487
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
+15.6%
$40,761 vs $35,274
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
$21,033
$40,761
52%
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
$21,033 debt · $40,761 earn
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
$9,924
$43,890
23%
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
$9,924 debt · $43,890 earn
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
Undergraduate Certificate · Construction Trades
$9,500
$43,707
22%
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
Undergraduate Certificate · Construction Trades
$9,500 debt · $43,707 earn
Heating Air Conditioning Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC HACR HVAC HVACR)
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
$10,620
$52,475
20%
Heating Air Conditioning Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC HACR HVAC HVACR)
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
$10,620 debt · $52,475 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$6,333
$37,736
17%
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$6,333 debt · $37,736 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 1969Next review Oct 2027
Action history · 2
- May 2023Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
- Oct 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)
$19,197
-$8,499vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions median $27,697
Federal loans
62.1%
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 729 students received $3.5M in Pell grants, alongside $5.1M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
729
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.5M
$3,506,280 total
Direct Loans
$5.1M
1,302 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
1k’20
1k’21
0k’22
1k’23
1k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$1.7M
585 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.3M
583 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.1M
134 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 256 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (1.9%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
1.9%
-0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
256
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
8.1%-1.2
2017
17.0%+7.8
2018
14.0%+7.0
2019
1.9%-0.4
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 Pennco Tech-Bristol
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs8
UndergraduateOffered
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
771
12-mo unduplicated
1,219
Undergraduate
1,219
Graduate
0
Gender split
Men
86%1,046
Women
14%173
Race / ethnicity composition
White
45.9%
Hispanic
24.3%
Black
22.2%
Two or more
4.3%
Asian
2.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
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
1.66
1 offenses · 603 students
3-year trend
0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago1.66Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
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
Burglary
1
By location
1total
- On campus1
Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
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
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
32
Pennco Tech-Bristol vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Pennco Tech-Bristol 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectPennco Tech-Bristol | — | Open admission | 771 | $19,197 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Advanced Technology Institute | — | 53.5% | 415 | $16,358 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
American Trade School | — | Open admission | 154 | $17,618 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Colorado School of Trades | — | 90.9% | 85 | $26,083 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Erie Institute of Technology Inc | — | Open admission | 221 | $30,164 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Intellitec College-Colorado Springs | — | Open admission | 679 | $30,716 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Intellitec College-Grand Junction | — | Open admission | 1,077 | $19,216 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Island Drafting and Technical Institute | — | Open admission | 30 | $22,104 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
ITI Technical College | — | Open admission | 555 | $20,850 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Lincoln College of Technology-Denver | — | Open admission | 1,212 | $32,423 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie | — | Open admission | 1,539 | $33,250 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis | — | Open admission | 1,052 | $28,371 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta | — | Open admission | 538 | $30,801 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville | — | Open admission | 967 | $32,544 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia | — | Open admission | 345 | $26,659 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
MyComputerCareer at Columbus | — | Open admission | 821 | $25,970 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
New York Automotive and Diesel Institute | — | Open admission | 487 | $24,721 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
North Central Institute | — | Open admission | 61 | $17,566 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Ohio Technical College | — | Open admission | 683 | $34,972 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Refrigeration School Inc | — | Open admission | 1,417 | $27,025 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center | — | Open admission | 364 | $27,887 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
School of Automotive Machinists & Technology | — | 68.6% | 88 | $28,242 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Sonoran Desert Institute | — | Open admission | 5,437 | $20,678 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology | — | Open admission | 411 | $33,320 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology | — | Open admission | 397 | $30,065 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston | — | Open admission | 681 | $28,471 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem | — | Open admission | 43 | $25,143 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa | — | Open admission | 892 | $34,776 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc | — | Open admission | 1,957 | $30,451 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Universal Technical Institute of California Inc | — | Open admission | 1,553 | $26,360 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc | — | Open admission | 1,214 | $28,887 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth | — | Open admission | 1,610 | $26,265 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California | — | Open admission | 1,701 | $27,506 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
WyoTech | — | Open admission | 1,335 | $36,726 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
| Peer group median | — | 68.6% | 682 | $27,697 |
Institutions like Pennco Tech-Bristol
Explore the federal data for institutions in Pennco Tech-Bristol's comparison group.
- Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsVirginia
Advanced Technology Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate53.5%Enrollment415Net price$16,358 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsMissouri
American Trade School
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment154Net price$17,618 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsColorado
Colorado School of Trades
Grad rate—Admit rate90.9%Enrollment85Net price$26,083 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPennsylvania
Erie Institute of Technology Inc
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment221Net price$30,164 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsColorado
Intellitec College-Colorado Springs
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment679Net price$30,716 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsColorado
Intellitec College-Grand Junction
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment1,077Net price$19,216 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsNew York
Island Drafting and Technical Institute
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment30Net price$22,104 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsLouisiana
ITI Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment555Net price$20,850 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsColorado
Lincoln College of Technology-Denver
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment1,212Net price$32,423 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsTexas
Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment1,539Net price$33,250 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsIndiana
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment1,052Net price$28,371 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsGeorgia
Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment538Net price$30,801 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsTennessee
Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment967Net price$32,544 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPennsylvania
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment345Net price$26,659 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsOhio
MyComputerCareer at Columbus
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment821Net price$25,970 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsNew York
New York Automotive and Diesel Institute
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment487Net price$24,721 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsTennessee
North Central Institute
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment61Net price$17,566 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsOhio
Ohio Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment683Net price$34,972 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsArizona
Refrigeration School Inc
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment1,417Net price$27,025 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsCalifornia
San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment364Net price$27,887 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsTexas
School of Automotive Machinists & Technology
Grad rate—Admit rate68.6%Enrollment88Net price$28,242 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsArizona
Sonoran Desert Institute
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment5,437Net price$20,678 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsCalifornia
Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment411Net price$33,320 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsColorado
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment397Net price$30,065 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsTexas
The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment681Net price$28,471 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPennsylvania
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment43Net price$25,143 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsOklahoma
Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment892Net price$34,776 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsArizona
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment1,957Net price$30,451 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsCalifornia
Universal Technical Institute of California Inc
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment1,553Net price$26,360 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsCalifornia
Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment1,214Net price$28,887 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsTexas
Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment1,610Net price$26,265 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsCalifornia
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment1,701Net price$27,506 - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsWyoming
WyoTech
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment1,335Net price$36,726
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Frequently asked questions about Pennco Tech-Bristol
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Pennco Tech-Bristol.
What is the acceptance rate at Pennco Tech-Bristol?
Pennco Tech-Bristol has an open admission policy, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Some programs, such as nursing, may have separate selective admission. IPEDS does not collect an admit rate for open-admission colleges.
What is the graduation rate at Pennco Tech-Bristol?
At Pennco Tech-Bristol, 84% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data.
How many students attend Pennco Tech-Bristol?
Pennco Tech-Bristol reports a total enrollment of 771 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Pennco Tech-Bristol?
The average net price at Pennco Tech-Bristol is $19,197 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
Where is Pennco Tech-Bristol located?
Pennco Tech-Bristol is located in Bristol, Pennsylvania 19007.
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.
IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published 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 & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, 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.
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →
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