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Western Area Career & Technology Center

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania·Public, less-than 2-year·Mid East·wactc.net
Acceptance
100.0%
Total enrollment
23
peer median 23
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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
14
14 candidates competed
Admitted
14
100.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
9
64.3% yield

Program outcomes

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

Of 4 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 4 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
4
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

4programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data4 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
4

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.

1
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
28%
$16,500 debt · $59,262 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools

Accredited since 1994Next review May 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 1

  1. May 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 12 students received $56K in Pell grants, alongside $99K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
12
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$56K
$56,172 total
Direct Loans
$99K
28 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$42K
14 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$56K
14 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 38 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (2.6%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.6%
+0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
38
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.9%
2017
9.4%
2018
6.7%
2019
2.6%
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 WACTC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
23
12-mo unduplicated
44
Undergraduate
44
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
0%0
Women
100%44

Race / ethnicity composition

White
66.7%
Black
33.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 32 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
    Drugs00
    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.

    Student-to-faculty
    6.0:1

    Frequently asked questions about Western Area Career & Technology Center

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about WACTC.

    What is the acceptance rate at Western Area Career & Technology Center?

    Western Area Career & Technology Center's acceptance rate is 100.0% (14 admitted from 14 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Western Area Career & Technology Center?

    Western Area Career & Technology Center reports a total enrollment of 23 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the yield rate at Western Area Career & Technology Center?

    Western Area Career & Technology Center's yield rate is 64.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Western Area Career & Technology Center located?

    Western Area Career & Technology Center is located in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317.

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