About
Venango County Area Vocational Technical School is a vocational training institution located in Oil City, Pennsylvania. The school offers a range of programs focused on technical and vocational education, including allied health, automotive technology, and culinary arts.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 30.4-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 3 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data3 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
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.
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.
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 2
- Mar 2019Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
- Dec 2017Grant Substantive Change: OtherAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
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, 50 students received $399K in Pell grants, alongside $543K 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 59 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (1.6%) 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 Venango County Area Vocational Technical School
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
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
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Venango County Area Vocational Technical School vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Venango County Area Vocational Technical School 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectVenango County Area Vocational Technical School | 48% | — | 59 | $14,655 | — |
| — | — | 103 | $9,599 | — | |
| — | 85.5% | 47 | $29,449 | — | |
| — | — | 108 | $31,099 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 113 | $22,521 | — | |
| — | 66.7% | 98 | $16,779 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 131 | $26,966 | — | |
| — | — | 71 | $24,194 | — | |
| — | — | 223 | — | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 60 | $20,846 | — | |
| — | — | 91 | $30,618 | — | |
| — | 75.0% | 80 | $19,205 | — | |
| — | 70.4% | 124 | — | — | |
| — | — | 109 | $18,822 | — | |
| — | — | 126 | $16,879 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 113 | $25,063 | — | |
| — | 58.3% | 43 | $5,132 | — | |
| — | — | 99 | $1,590 | — | |
| — | — | 145 | $8,151 | — | |
| — | — | 32 | $16,125 | — | |
| — | 96.0% | 37 | $35,609 | — | |
| — | — | 102 | $6,797 | — | |
| — | — | 175 | $16,765 | — | |
| — | — | 90 | $22,260 | — | |
| — | — | 72 | $11,682 | — | |
| — | — | 131 | $16,282 | — | |
| — | — | 146 | $29,232 | — | |
| — | — | 84 | $23,785 | — | |
| — | — | 195 | $6,547 | — | |
| Peer group median | 48% | 90.7% | 102 | $18,822 |
Institutions like Venango County Area Vocational Technical School
Explore the federal data for institutions in Venango County Area Vocational Technical School's comparison group.
- Ohio
Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment103Net price$9,599View data - Massachusetts
Assabet Valley Regional Technical School
Grad rate—Admit rate85.5%Enrollment47Net price$29,449View data - California
Beaumont Adult School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment108Net price$31,099View data - Pennsylvania
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment113Net price$22,521View data - Pennsylvania
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career
Grad rate—Admit rate66.7%Enrollment98Net price$16,779View data - Ohio
Cuyahoga Valley Career Center
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment131Net price$26,966View data - Pennsylvania
Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing Program
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment71Net price$24,194View data - Ohio
Four County Career Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment223Net price—View data - Pennsylvania
Franklin County Career and Technology Center
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment60Net price$20,846View data - Missouri
Franklin Technology Center Adult Education
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment91Net price$30,618View data - Massachusetts
Greater Lowell Technical School
Grad rate—Admit rate75.0%Enrollment80Net price$19,205View data - Virginia
Henrico County-Saint Marys Hospital School of Practical Nursing
Grad rate—Admit rate70.4%Enrollment124Net price—View data - Pennsylvania
Indiana County Technology Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment109Net price$18,822View data - Ohio
Knox County Career Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment126Net price$16,879View data - New York
Madison Oneida BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment113Net price$25,063View data - West Virginia
Monongalia County Technical Education Center
Grad rate—Admit rate58.3%Enrollment43Net price$5,132View data - Florida
North Florida Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment99Net price$1,590View data - Ohio
Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment145Net price$8,151View data - Missouri
Pike-Lincoln Technical Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment32Net price$16,125View data - New York
Rockland County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
Grad rate—Admit rate96.0%Enrollment37Net price$35,609View data - Pennsylvania
Schuylkill Technology Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment102Net price$6,797View data - Ohio
Scioto County Career Technical Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment175Net price$16,765View data - Missouri
Southern Missouri Technical Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment90Net price$22,260View data - Massachusetts
Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment72Net price$11,682View data - Ohio
Upper Valley Career Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment131Net price$16,282View data - Ohio
Wayne County Schools Career Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment146Net price$29,232View data - New York
Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment84Net price$23,785View data - Oklahoma
Wes Watkins Technology Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment195Net price$6,547View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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