Central Penn College Overview

Located in Summerdale, Pennsylvania, Central Penn College is a private for-profit institution. The suburban atmosphere of Summerdale makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Central Penn College Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Central Penn since the student to facuty ratio is 9 to 1.
• The highest award offered at Central Penn is the master's degree.
• In a recent academic period42% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Central Penn makes roughly $45,370 a year. This is 11% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average Central Penn student 4.0 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Central Penn College?

Contact details for Central Penn are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	600 Valley Road, Summerdale, PA 17093-0309
Phone:	800-759-2727
Website:	www.centralpenn.edu

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How Do I Get Into Central Penn?

You can apply to Central Penn online at: https://www.centralpenn.edu/admissions-aid/apply-now/

Admission Requirements for Central Penn

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	5
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Central Penn?

The acceptance rate of Central Penn College is 34%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 36%, and the acceptance rate for women is 33%.

Can I Afford Central Penn College?

The overall average net price of Central Penn is $24,510. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Central Penn, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $8,363 a year. That adds up to $33,452 over four years for those students.

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Central Penn College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 941 undergraduate students at Central Penn, with 225 being full-time and 716 being part-time.

There are also 22 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 225 full-time undergraduates at Central Penn, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Central Penn College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	126
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Central Penn College. At this time, 7 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 10 countries are represented at Central Penn. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, China, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Central Penn College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	1	0	61	10	72
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	67	0	0	67
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	7	21	0	28
Accounting	3	7	12	0	22
Health & Medical Administrative Services	15	0	7	0	22
Computer Science	0	6	11	0	17
Legal Professions (Other)	0	0	13	0	13
Entrepreneurial Studies	1	10	0	0	11
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	8	0	0	0	8
Marketing	2	5	0	0	7
Communication & Media Studies	0	3	3	0	6
Human Resource Management	5	0	0	0	5
Legal Support Services	0	2	0	0	2
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	1	0	1
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	0	0
Nursing	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	35	107	129	10	281

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.