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Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, PA 4,464 Undergrads 61.0% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$33,192
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$25,110
After Aid
Median Earnings
$66,316
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$25,110
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$66,316
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+26%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$52,567
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate61.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age22.1
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients32.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time83.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS75.8%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$586k
+$119k
+$101k
Median Cost$25k/yr
+$495k
+$28k
+$11k
Full Cost$33k/yr
+$466k
-$777
-$18k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
32
∞
Median Cost$25k/yr
57
12%
Full Cost$33k/yr
Never
-15%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return66%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-37%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,996
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,855
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,344
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$139k
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,964
Natl Median: $45,283
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,039
Natl Median: $55,403
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Median Debt
$15,250
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,071
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,519
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,243
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,195
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
AssocCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$16,047
Earnings (4yr)
$52,808
Natl Median: $71,367
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Median Debt
$15,638
Earnings (4yr)
$34,308
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,251
Earnings (4yr)
$52,616
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$72,531
Natl Median: $70,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,241
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,409
Natl Median: $73,046
Lifetime Value Added
-$183k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,038
Natl Median: $66,570
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,131
Natl Median: $55,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Forestry
AssocCIP: 0305
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,373
Natl Median: $48,725
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Ground Transportation
AssocCIP: 4902
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,389
Natl Median: $59,881
Lifetime Value Added
+$121k
Median Debt
$22,083
Earnings (4yr)
$41,454
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,925
Natl Median: $58,236
Lifetime Value Added
+$116k
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4703
Median Debt
$14,250
Earnings (4yr)
$77,955
Natl Median: $69,017
Lifetime Value Added
+$261k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,099
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,422
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$78,484
Natl Median: $73,593
Lifetime Value Added
+$266k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mason/Masonry
AssocCIP: 4601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$73,390
Natl Median: $65,254
Lifetime Value Added
+$220k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,734
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,709
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,496
Earnings (4yr)
$56,945
Natl Median: $62,755
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Median Debt
$14,250
Earnings (4yr)
$70,298
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$193k
Median Debt
$28,955
Earnings (4yr)
$88,335
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$355k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,854
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
AssocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,162
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,647
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$123k

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,559
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$120,886
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$427k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$58,695
Natl Median: $70,074
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$74,310
Natl Median: $90,924
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,444
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Median Debt
$26,375
Earnings (4yr)
$69,871
Natl Median: $76,549
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (4yr)
$85,701
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$159k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$85,115
Natl Median: $83,742
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
Median Debt
$27,970
Earnings (4yr)
$51,764
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,758
Natl Median: $73,587
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Median Debt
$28,161
Earnings (4yr)
$77,250
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$95k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$90,272
Natl Median: $95,124
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,668
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,983
Earnings (4yr)
$64,919
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
-$66
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,796
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$68,755
Natl Median: $71,753
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,599
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1504
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$79,193
Natl Median: $84,304
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
BachCIP: 1599
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$91,237
Natl Median: $80,992
Lifetime Value Added
+$188k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,185
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$32,421
Earnings (4yr)
$54,507
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Homeland Security
BachCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,193
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$38,875
Earnings (4yr)
$41,244
Natl Median: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$195k
Median Debt
$26,975
Earnings (4yr)
$85,665
Natl Median: $80,890
Lifetime Value Added
+$159k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,266
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$69,714
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,407
Earnings (4yr)
$88,433
Natl Median: $92,919
Lifetime Value Added
+$180k
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (4yr)
$86,854
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,809
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.