Private for-profit · Community college
CDE Career Institute
Tannersville, Pennsylvania · Fringe rural
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $24,554
- Avg net price
- 63%
- Grad / completion
- $30,894
- Median earnings
CDE Career Institute is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Tannersville, Pennsylvania (fringe rural setting), enrolling 311 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Tannersville, Pennsylvania
Tannersville is a village in Pocono Township, Pennsylvania. The Village of Tannersville, where the local government buildings are located, was settled in approximately 1750 by John Larner, formerly of Philadelphia, originally under the name Pocono Point. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Fringe rural
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 31 miles to Allentown, PA
- To the ocean
- 63 miles
- Nearest airport
- 27 miles to Lehigh Valley (ABE)
How CDE Career Institute compares
Higher than 53% · #91 of 151 in Pennsylvania
Higher than 51%
Higher than 34% · #97 of 137 in Pennsylvania
Cheaper than 19% · #123 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania
Lower than 57%
Lower than 23%
Larger than 54%
Percentiles compare CDE Career Institute with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Pennsylvania.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White19%
- Black39%
- Hispanic37%
- Other or multiracial4.5%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 311
- Student–faculty ratio
- 21 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 82%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 69%
- Median family income
- $12,034
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $24,554
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 63%
- First-year retention
- 73%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $31,972
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $30,894
- Median debt at graduation
- $9,500
- Students with federal loans
- 97%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 40%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $100
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (311 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Does the school pay you to attend?
CDE Career Institute funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $30,894
- Typical debt at graduation
- $9,500
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 31%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- —
Typical debt would take roughly 3.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 84°F
- Winter low
- 19°F
- Annual rain
- 53.5″
- Annual snow
- 41.6″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, E Stroudsburg, PA US station (5.2 mi from campus).
What CDE Career Institute graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.










