Pennsylvania College of Technology Overview

Pennsylvania College of Technology is a public institution located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Williamsport is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Pennsylvania College of Technology Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Penn College.
• In 2017-2018, 61% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Penn College bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $42,600 a year. That's about 4% more than their peers at other schools.

Pennsylvania College of Technology Rankings

Penn College is ranked #408 out of 2,320 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2021 Best Colleges list.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Penn College has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#85	Best Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Penn College.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Dental Support Services Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Precision Production Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Nursing Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Health Professions Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Penn College has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Engineering Technologies Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#1	Best Engineering Technologies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students	College Factual
#2	Best Industrial Production Technology Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#3	Best Colleges for Industrial Production Technology	College Factual
#4	Best Colleges for Engineering Technologies	College Factual
#31	Best Nursing Associate’s Degree Schools	Nursing Degree Search

Where Is Pennsylvania College of Technology?

Contact details for Penn College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One College Ave, Williamsport, PA 17701-5799
Phone:	570-326-3761
Website:	https://www.pct.edu

How Do I Get Into Penn College?

You can apply to Penn College online at: https://admissions.pct.edu/apply/

Since Pennsylvania College of Technology has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Pennsylvania College of Technology?

The overall average net price of Penn College is $33,367. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Penn College, approximately 76% of students took out student loans averaging $11,366 a year. That adds up to $45,464 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Penn College is 11.5%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Pennsylvania College of Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,322 undergraduate students at Penn College, with 4,378 being full-time and 944 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,378 full-time undergraduates at Penn College, 68% are male and 32% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pennsylvania College of Technology students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	49
Black or African American	130
Hispanic or Latino	173
White	3,885
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	128

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Pennsylvania College of Technology. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 14 countries are represented at Penn College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Austria.

Online Learning at Pennsylvania College of Technology

In 2017-2018, 1,752 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Penn College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 36th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.

Online Growth Rankings of Penn College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Pennsylvania College of Technology was 10.5%. This is the #1,306 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Penn College regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Penn College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing	20%
Dental Support Services	28%
Health & Medical Administrative Services	9%
Health Professions	9%
Nursing	20%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Penn College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Penn College.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Homeland Security	#31
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	#232
Business Administration & Management	#429

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Pennsylvania College of Technology Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	131	9	0	140
Nursing	44	0	87	131
Industrial Production Technology	19	0	87	106
Allied Health Professions	38	0	39	77
Dental Support Services	39	0	37	76
Building Management & Inspection	37	0	34	71
Business Administration & Management	17	0	51	68
Precision Metal Working	58	1	0	59
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	52	0	0	52
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	37	4	10	51
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	21	0	28	49
Health & Medical Administrative Services	18	0	25	43
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	38	0	0	38
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration	37	0	0	37
Architectural Sciences & Technology	19	0	16	35
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	33	33
Information Technology	18	0	14	32
Engineering Technology (Other)	0	0	31	31
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance	31	0	0	31
Robotics Engineering	30	0	0	30
Ground Transportation	29	0	0	29
Polymer & Plastics Engineering	0	0	27	27
Civil Engineering Technology	4	0	22	26
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	23	23
Culinary Arts	18	0	5	23
Human Services	9	0	12	21
Horticulture	20	0	0	20
Construction Management	0	0	19	19
Environmental Control Technology	9	0	10	19
Forestry	19	0	0	19
Computer Information Systems	0	0	16	16
Legal Support Services	6	1	9	16
Interdisciplinary Studies	5	0	9	14
Design & Applied Arts	1	0	13	14
Engineering-Related Technologies	12	0	0	12
Marketing	0	0	11	11
Accounting	0	0	10	10
Masonry	9	0	0	9
Computer Engineering Technology	2	0	7	9
Human Development & Family Studies	9	0	0	9
Hospitality Management	2	0	6	8
Computer Systems Networking	0	0	8	8
Health & Physical Education	8	0	0	8
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	6	6
Food Processing	5	0	0	5
Plumbing & Water Supply	0	3	0	3
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	3	0	0	3
Homeland Security	0	0	3	3
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	1	0	0	1
Fine & Studio Arts	1	0	0	1
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0
Computer Programming	0	0	0	0
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0
Electronics Maintenance & Repair	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	856	18	708	1,582

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
• Image Credit: By George Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.