About
The Pennsylvania College of Technology is a public college in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States, and it is a self-governing entity of Pennsylvania State University. It is an applied technology college that offers certificate, associate, baccalaureate, and master's degree programs in more than 100 fields of study. The college's student body is 64% male and 86% are full-time.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.8-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 111 Title IV programs, 40 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 70 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing40 · 36.0%
- No Data70 · 63.1%
- Failing1 · 0.9%
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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 9
Action history · 18
- Aug 2024Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: OtherAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program
- Apr 2024Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
- Apr 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Apr 2024Initial AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program
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, 1,837 students received $9.7M in Pell grants, alongside $31.0M in federal Direct Loans.
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 1,742 borrowers who entered repayment, 40 (2.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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 PCT
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
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 11
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
- On campus2
- Public property2
Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race2
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 8 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.
PCT vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions PCT 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectPennsylvania College of Technology | 53% | — | 4,575 | $25,110 | Baccalaureate |
| 44% | 95.9% | 8,746 | $12,970 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| — | — | 12,485 | $11,430 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 5,928 | $12,088 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 7,510 | $8,317 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 12,820 | $7,177 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 14,053 | $6,440 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | 60.2% | 8,206 | $19,095 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| — | — | 14,301 | $7,247 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 23,556 | $4,128 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 7,967 | $13,803 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 15,429 | $3,815 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 4,752 | $4,571 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 9,410 | $5,203 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 9,491 | $3,957 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 10,318 | $9,427 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 7,927 | $6,135 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 15,390 | $8,970 | Baccalaureate | |
| 50% | 81.8% | 15,444 | $10,462 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| — | — | 23,936 | $1,471 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 8,750 | $22,356 | Baccalaureate | |
| 38% | 80.5% | 5,496 | $10,574 | Baccalaureate | |
| 28% | — | 13,167 | $16,039 | Baccalaureate | |
| 40% | — | 46,807 | $6,376 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 3% | — | 19,795 | $11,225 | Baccalaureate | |
| 47% | — | 32,701 | $10,258 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| Peer group median | 42% | 81.1% | 11,402 | $9,199 |
Institutions like PCT
Explore the federal data for institutions in PCT's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsArkansas
Arkansas Tech University
Grad rate44%Admit rate95.9%Enrollment8,746Net price$12,970View data - BaccalaureateWashington
Bellevue College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment12,485Net price$11,430View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
College of Central Florida
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,928Net price$12,088View data - BaccalaureateWashington
Columbia Basin College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,510Net price$8,317View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Daytona State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment12,820Net price$7,177View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Eastern Florida State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment14,053Net price$6,440View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsNew York
Fashion Institute of Technology
Grad rate—Admit rate60.2%Enrollment8,206Net price$19,095View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Florida SouthWestern State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment14,301Net price$7,247View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment23,556Net price$4,128View data - BaccalaureateWashington
Green River College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,967Net price$13,803View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Indian River State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment15,429Net price$3,815View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Northwest Florida State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,752Net price$4,571View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Pasco-Hernando State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,410Net price$5,203View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Pensacola State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,491Net price$3,957View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Polk State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment10,318Net price$9,427View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Saint Johns River State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,927Net price$6,135View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Seminole State College of Florida
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment15,390Net price$8,970View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsUtah
Southern Utah University
Grad rate50%Admit rate81.8%Enrollment15,444Net price$10,462View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
St Petersburg College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment23,936Net price$1,471View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,750Net price$22,356View data - BaccalaureateArkansas
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Grad rate38%Admit rate80.5%Enrollment5,496Net price$10,574View data - BaccalaureateUtah
Utah Tech University
Grad rate28%Admit rate—Enrollment13,167Net price$16,039View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsUtah
Utah Valley University
Grad rate40%Admit rate—Enrollment46,807Net price$6,376View data - BaccalaureateIndiana
Vincennes University
Grad rate3%Admit rate—Enrollment19,795Net price$11,225View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsUtah
Weber State University
Grad rate47%Admit rate—Enrollment32,701Net price$10,258View data
PCT Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
This page belongs to the Office of Institutional Research, under the umbrella of Assessment, Research, and Planning at Pennsylvania College of Technology. It lists various academic programs, links to key resources, and does not provide specific contact details or mission statements for the office.
Visit IR office page- Barbara WinnerAssistant Director of Institutional Research & Data Analytic
Common Data Set
PCT's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Source publications
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- GlossaryGlossaryThe page contains a comprehensive listing of links to various academic programs, initiatives, faculty members, and resources available at the Pennsylvania College of Technology. It is designed to provide visitors with easy access to information regarding academics, admissions, student life, and other aspects of the college experience.pct.edu
- Strategic planStrategic PlanThe strategic plan aims to guide the institution in its future endeavors but specific details are missing from this document. No distinct strategic themes or priorities are outlined in the text provided. Without more detailed content, specific strategic directions or measurable targets cannot be determined.pct.edu
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
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