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Private for-profit · Community college

Cortiva Institute

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$30,400
Avg net price
84%
Grad / completion
$32,094
Median earnings

Cortiva Institute is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania (large suburb setting), enrolling 125 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 125 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersNear the coast

About King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

King of Prussia, sometimes abbreviated to K.O.P., is a census-designated place in Upper Merion Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community of King of Prussia developed at the crossroads of two significant early roads, Swedesford (or Swedes Ford) Road (now U.S. Route 202) and Gulph Road, and was originally known as Reesville. King of Prussia is home to the King of Prussia mall, which is the third largest mall in the United States in terms of leasable space. The mall consists of over 450 stores, 8 anchor stores, and over 40 restaurants. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To the ocean
15 miles
Nearest airport
16 miles to Philadelphia (PHL) · major hub

How Cortiva Institute compares

Graduation rate84%

Higher than 82% · #37 of 151 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention77%

Higher than 59%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$32,094

Higher than 39% · #91 of 137 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$30,400

Cheaper than 7% · #145 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$8,677

Lower than 69%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment125

Larger than 33%

Percentiles compare Cortiva 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 gender

125undergrads
  • Women8971%
  • Men3629%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White33%
  • Black39%
  • Hispanic18%
  • Asian5.6%
  • Other or multiracial4.0%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
125
Student–faculty ratio
20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
22%
First-generation students
49%
Students over 25
69%
Median family income
$15,789

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
$30,400

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
84%
First-year retention
77%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$25,906
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$32,094
Median debt at graduation
$8,677
Students with federal loans
26%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
51%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free

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%.

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
$29,538
$30–48k
$30,547
$48–75k
$31,413
$75–110k
$33,780
$110k+
—

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?

Cortiva 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)
$32,094
Typical debt at graduation
$8,677
Debt vs. one year's pay
27%
Out-earn a HS grad
41%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.7 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
$27,644
Men
$42,793

Men out-earn women by $15,149 (55%) 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
89°F
Winter low
23°F
Annual rain
50.6″
Annual snow
25.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Norristown, PA US station (3 mi from campus).

What Cortiva Institute graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
119 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
66 grads$20k 1 yr$24k 5 yr$8k debt

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.