Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center Overview

Located in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Altoona makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center since the student to facuty ratio is 7 to 1.
• The highest award offered at Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center is the undergraduate certificate.

Where Is Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center?

Contact details for Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1500 Fourth Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602-3616
Phone:	814-941-8324
Website:	www.gactc.edu

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How Do I Get Into Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center?

You can apply to Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center online at: www.gactc.edu/adult-education/how-to-enroll/

Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $6,810 a year. That adds up to $27,240 over four years for those students.

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Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 133 undergraduate students at Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center, with 95 being full-time and 38 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 95 full-time undergraduates at Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	89
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	63	63
Dental Support Services	13	8	21
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	17	0	17
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration	0	12	12
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	6	6
Precision Metal Working	6	0	6
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	0	2	2
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	0	1	1
Woodworking	0	1	1
Business Administration & Management	0	0	0
Other Communication Technology	0	0	0
Computer Programming	0	0	0
Computer Systems Networking	0	0	0
Carpentry	0	0	0
Masonry	0	0	0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	0	0	0
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0
Culinary Arts	0	0	0
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	0
TOTAL	36	93	129

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.