Public · Community college

Community College of Allegheny County

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large city

17%
Transfer rate
$13,970
Avg net price
24%
Grad / completion
$39,449
Median earnings

Community College of Allegheny County is a public associate-granting institution in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (large city setting), enrolling 9,544 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 9,544 undergradsLarge cityNJCAA Division IIICold wintersSnowy

About Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. The Seneca people called the confluence of the rivers Diondega or Jaödeogë’. Shannopin's Town was an 18th-century Lenape (Delaware) town located roughly from where Penn Avenue is today, below the mouth of Two Mile Run, from 30th Street to 39th Street. Pittsburgh boasts a rich arts and culture scene, with a history dating back to 19th-century industrialists who commissioned and donated public works including Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts and the Benedum Center, home to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Pittsburgh Opera. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
1 mile to Pittsburgh, PA
To Great Lakes shore
108 miles
Nearest airport
12 miles to Pittsburgh (PIT) · major hub

How Community College of Allegheny County compares

Graduation rate24%

Higher than 7% · #142 of 151 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention63%

Higher than 28%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$39,449

Higher than 67% · #65 of 137 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$13,970

Cheaper than 54% · #37 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$12,680

Lower than 24%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment9,544

Larger than 96%

Percentiles compare Community College of Allegheny County 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 gender

9,544undergrads
  • Women5,64659%
  • Men3,89841%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White57%
  • Black19%
  • Hispanic5.2%
  • Asian5.1%
  • Other or multiracial13%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
9,544
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
32%
First-generation students
41%
Students over 25
39%
Median family income
$24,004
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$59,400
Endowment
$19,137,141

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 2,648 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Pennsylvania97%
  • Other U.S. states3.2%

Most first-years stay in state — Community College of Allegheny County draws overwhelmingly from Pennsylvania.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$4,842
Out-of-state tuition
$12,583
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,500
Total cost of attendance
$19,716
Average net price
$13,970

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
24%
First-year retention
63%
Transferred to another college
17%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$33,940
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$39,449
Median debt at graduation
$12,680
Students with federal loans
11%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
34%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
24%
Low-income (Pell)
13%
First-generation
16%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division III
Varsity athletes
87 (64 men · 23 women)

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%.

Varsity sports (6)

Baseball38
Basketball19
Volleyball10
Golf8
Cross Country6
Bowling6

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
4
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 7 campuses (10,609 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.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.3reported offenses a year
1.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
1.0
Fondling
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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.

< $30k
$12,524
$30–48k
$13,255
$48–75k
$14,623
$75–110k
$17,788
$110k+
$19,491

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?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

5%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$826
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 5% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $826. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 1,268 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$39,449
Typical debt at graduation
$12,680
Debt vs. one year's pay
32%
Out-earn a HS grad
46%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

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.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$37,164
Men
$43,905

Men out-earn women by $6,741 (18%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
85°F
Winter low
20°F
Annual rain
38.3″
Annual snow
44.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.83.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Emsworth L/D Ohio Rvr, PA US station (5.2 mi from campus).

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.