Public · Community college
Franklin County Career and Technology Center
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania · Fringe rural
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $20,846
- Avg net price
- 88%
- Grad / completion
- $54,747
- Median earnings
Franklin County Career and Technology Center is a public certificate-granting institution in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (fringe rural setting), enrolling 60 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Chambersburg is a borough in and the county seat of Franklin County, in the South Central region of Pennsylvania, United States. The Lenape lived mostly to the east, with the Iroquois to the north, and the Shawnee to the south. Chambersburg is part of small town America. Recreation includes hunting, sports events such as baseball games at Henninger Field, and high school football games. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Fringe rural
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 49 miles to Harrisburg, PA
- To the ocean
- 72 miles
- Nearest airport
- 13 miles to Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (HGR)
How Franklin County Career and Technology Center compares
More selective than 10% · #33 most selective of 40 in Pennsylvania
Higher than 87% · #24 of 151 in Pennsylvania
Higher than 6%
Higher than 94% · #23 of 137 in Pennsylvania
Cheaper than 29% · #107 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania
Lower than 15%
Lower than 82%
Larger than 17%
Percentiles compare Franklin County Career and Technology Center 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
- White77%
- Black8.3%
- Hispanic8.3%
- Other or multiracial6.7%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 60
- Student–faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 45%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 47%
- Median family income
- $28,521
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
- $20,846
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
- 88%
- First-year retention
- 42%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,907
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,747
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,760
- Students with federal loans
- 44%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 63%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $120
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?
Franklin County Career and Technology Center 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)
- $54,747
- Typical debt at graduation
- $14,760
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 27%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 81%
Typical debt would take roughly 2.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.
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
- 85°F
- Winter low
- 23°F
- Annual rain
- 43.5″
- Annual snow
- 30.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chambersburg 1 Ese, PA US station (3.4 mi from campus).
What Franklin County Career and Technology Center 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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- Transfer
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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.