Public · Community college
Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing Program
Uniontown, Pennsylvania · Fringe rural
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $24,194
- Avg net price
- 74%
- Grad / completion
- $49,229
- Median earnings
Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing Program is a public certificate-granting institution in Uniontown, Pennsylvania (fringe rural setting), enrolling 71 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Uniontown is the largest city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Uniontown is Fort Necessity, built by George Washington during the French and Indian War (part of the international Seven Years' War) as well as the site of the Battle of Jumonville Glen, where the North American branch of the war began. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Fringe rural
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 42 miles to Pittsburgh, PA
- To Great Lakes shore
- 152 miles
- Nearest airport
- 18 miles to Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field (MGW)
How Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing Program compares
Higher than 69% · #58 of 151 in Pennsylvania
Higher than 86%
Higher than 90% · #34 of 137 in Pennsylvania
Cheaper than 20% · #121 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania
Lower than 56%
Larger than 20%
Percentiles compare Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing Program 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
- Women6287%
- Men913%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White80%
- Black17%
- Other or multiracial2.8%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 71
- Student–faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 88%
- First-generation students
- 46%
- Students over 25
- 55%
- Median family income
- $22,430
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
- $24,194
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
- 74%
- First-year retention
- 93%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,507
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,229
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 76%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 47%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $200
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.
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?
Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing Program 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)
- $49,229
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 73%
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
- 21°F
- Annual rain
- 44.4″
- Annual snow
- 28.1″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Uniontown 1 NE, PA US station (3.9 mi from campus).
What Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing Program 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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Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing Program side by side →
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- Students
- 56
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing
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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
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- Earnings
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- Students
- 58
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County
Scranton, Pennsylvania · Small city · 3 mi to Scranton
- Students
- 113
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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Franklin County Career and Technology Center
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- Students
- 60
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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- Students
- 98
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
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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.