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Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing

Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania·Public, less-than 2-year·Mid East·wbpracnsg.com
6-yr Graduation
52%
Total enrollment
85
peer median 85
Avg net price
$18,620
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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
53
53 candidates competed
Admitted
42
79.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
7
16.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
52%
Full-time retention
43%

Pell equity

0.0pp gap
Pell recipients
100%
Non-Pell
100%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

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

Of 1 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
1
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

1programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data1 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
1

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
32%
$17,678 debt · $54,907 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 3

  1. Mar 2022Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
  2. Sep 2020Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
  3. May 2019Deny Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs

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$19,247
$30–48k$18,532
$48–75k$16,958
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price
$18,620
vs peer median $18,620
Federal loans
69.8%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 93 students received $526K in Pell grants, alongside $603K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
93
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$526K
$526,258 total
Direct Loans
$603K
157 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$249K
78 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$353K
79 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 116 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.8%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.8%
-1.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
116
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.2%
2017
13.5%
2018
10.6%
2019
0.8%
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 Wbpracnsg

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
85
12-mo unduplicated
124
Undergraduate
124
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
7%9
Women
93%115

Race / ethnicity composition

White
51.0%
Black
31.4%
Hispanic
11.8%
Asian
2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.0%
Two or more
1.0%
Unknown
1.0%

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 · 65 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
    11.0:1

    Frequently asked questions about Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Wbpracnsg.

    What is the graduation rate at Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing?

    Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing reports a 6-year graduation rate of 52% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing?

    Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing reports a total enrollment of 85 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing?

    The average net price at Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing is $18,620 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing?

    Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing's yield rate is 16.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing located?

    Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing is located in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania 18705-0699.

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