Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology Overview

Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology is a public institution located in Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

What Is Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology Known For?

• Students at CPI may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 10 to 1.
• Students at CPI have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 4%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the associate's degree is the highest award a student can attain at CPI.
• In <nil>, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from CPI with a bachelor's degree make about $42,865 a year. That's 5% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology?

Contact details for CPI are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	540 N Harrison Rd, Pleasant Gap, PA 16823
Phone:	814-359-2793
Website:	www.cpi.edu

How Do I Get Into CPI?

You can apply to CPI online at: https://cpi.edu/courses

Admission Requirements for CPI

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Neither required nor recommended
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into CPI?

The acceptance rate at Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology is 78%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Can I Afford Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology?

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 CPI, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $8,097 a year. That adds up to $32,388 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CPI is 4.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 168 undergraduate students at CPI, with 134 being full-time and 34 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 134 full-time undergraduates at CPI, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	129
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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.