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Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, Pennsylvania·Public, 2-year·Mid East·stevenscollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
71%
Total enrollment
1,470
peer median 1,703
Avg net price
$9,964
+$303 vs Community College
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
1,456
1,456 candidates competed
Admitted
1,037
71.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
676
65.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
71%
Full-time retention
75%

Pell equity

12.0pp gap
Pell recipients
60%
Non-Pell
72%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 24 Title IV programs, 13 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 11 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
24
Passing
13
54.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

24programs
  • Passing13 · 54.2%
  • No Data11 · 45.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
11
No data
11

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.

13
Graphic Communications
Associate Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
+13.7%
$40,117 vs $35,274
Mason/Masonry
Associate Degree · Construction Trades
+21.8%
$42,956 vs $35,274
Carpenters
Associate Degree · Construction Trades
+31.6%
$46,433 vs $35,274
Woodworking
Associate Degree · Precision Production
+34.9%
$47,571 vs $35,274
Building/Construction Finishing Management and Inspection
Associate Degree · Construction Trades
+45.9%
$51,477 vs $35,274
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+54.8%
$54,615 vs $35,274
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
+55.2%
$54,752 vs $35,274
Architectural Sciences and Technology
Associate Degree · Architecture And Related Services
+58.2%
$55,812 vs $35,274

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

8
Graphic Communications
Associate Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
30%
$11,841 debt · $40,117 earn
Woodworking
Associate Degree · Precision Production
25%
$12,000 debt · $47,571 earn
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
18%
$9,701 debt · $54,752 earn
Precision Metal Working
Associate Degree · Precision Production
17%
$11,415 debt · $68,071 earn
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Other
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
15%
$8,750 debt · $57,859 earn
Carpenters
Associate Degree · Construction Trades
15%
$6,775 debt · $46,433 earn
Heating Air Conditioning Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC HACR HVAC HVACR)
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
14%
$8,321 debt · $61,610 earn
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
11%
$8,659 debt · $80,864 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1991Next review Jan 2026

Action history · 4

  1. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Mar 2021Approved for Distance Education
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Jul 2018Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Jun 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$3,142
$30–48k$4,020
$48–75k$9,842
$75–110k$15,071
$110k+$16,903

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

Avg net price
$9,964
+$303vs Community College median $9,662
Federal loans
64.0%
In-state tuition
$9,050
Out-of-state
$9,050

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 690 students received $4.1M in Pell grants, alongside $4.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
690
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.1M
$4,099,025 total
Direct Loans
$4.0M
1,131 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.6M
538 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.8M
534 loan awards
Parent PLUS$595K
59 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

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 377 borrowers who entered repayment, 23 (6.1%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
6.1%
+3.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
377
Defaulted
23
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.7%
2017
8.6%
2018
10.4%
2019
6.1%
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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at TSCT

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs26
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

436 total completions
01Mechanic
12929.6%
02Construction Trades
8218.8%
03Precision Production
6915.8%
04Engineering
4811.0%
05Engineering Tech
4710.8%
06Architecture
204.6%
07Computer Sciences
163.7%
08Business
143.2%
09Comm. Technologies
112.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,470
12-mo unduplicated
1,506
Undergraduate
1,506
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
89%1,346
Women
11%160

Race / ethnicity composition

White
63.8%
Hispanic
15.8%
Black
12.3%
Two or more
4.5%
Non-resident
1.7%
Asian
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Unknown
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
145
144 M · 1 W
Women athletes
0.7%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$356K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$6K
$3K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Football
93 M ·
$155K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
27 M · 1 W
$46K
Wrestling
17 M ·
$31K
Cross Country
10 M · 1 W
$20K
Basketball
10 M ·
$54K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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 · 1,312 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
    Drugs88
    Liquor04

    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.

    Student-to-faculty
    15.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    91

    TSCT vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions TSCT selected for federal comparison reporting.

    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
    SubjectThaddeus Stevens College of Technology
    71%1,470$9,964Community College
    Community College of Beaver County
    1,936$6,980Community College
    University of Pittsburgh-Titusville
    34.8%36$13,017Community College
    Allegany College of Maryland
    2,762$10,107Community College
    Wor-Wic Community College
    2,941$6,573Community College
    University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville
    1,192$9,359Community College
    Peer group median71%34.8%1,703$9,662

    Frequently asked questions about Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about TSCT.

    What is the graduation rate at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology?

    Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology reports a 6-year graduation rate of 71% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology?

    Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology reports a total enrollment of 1,470 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology?

    The average net price at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is $9,964 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology?

    Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology's yield rate is 65.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology located?

    Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602-3198.

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