Public · Community college
Greater Lowell Technical School
Tyngsboro, Massachusetts · Large suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $19,205
- Avg net price
- 100%
- Grad / completion
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- Median earnings
Greater Lowell Technical School is a public certificate-granting institution in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts (large suburb setting), enrolling 80 undergraduates.
About Tyngsboro, Massachusetts
Tyngsborough is a town in northern Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Tyngsborough was settled in 1661, as part of the massive Dunstable Township. The town of Dunstable, incorporated in 1673, was named after the hometown of pioneer Edward Tyng. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 24 miles to Manchester, NH
- To the ocean
- 26 miles
- Nearest airport
- 14 miles to Laurence G Hanscom Field (BED)
How Greater Lowell Technical School compares
More selective than 63% · #6 most selective of 8 in Massachusetts
Higher than 98% · #1 of 52 in Massachusetts
Higher than 83%
Cheaper than 35% · #29 cheapest of 52 in Massachusetts
Lower than 82%
Larger than 22%
Percentiles compare Greater Lowell Technical School 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 Massachusetts.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women6480%
- Men1620%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White18%
- Black59%
- Hispanic19%
- Asian2.5%
- Other or multiracial2.5%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 80
- Student–faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 30%
- First-generation students
- 63%
- Students over 25
- 77%
- Median family income
- $32,780
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
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- Room & board
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- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $19,205
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 75.0%
- Test scores
- Not considered
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
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- SAT average
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- SAT reading
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- SAT math
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- ACT composite
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Outcomes
- Graduated
- 100%
- First-year retention
- 91%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 28%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 75%
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.
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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 85°F
- Winter low
- 16°F
- Annual rain
- 48.5″
- Annual snow
- 66.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lowell, MA US station (1.5 mi from campus).
What Greater Lowell Technical School 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.
Colleges similar to Greater Lowell Technical School
Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Greater Lowell Technical School side by side →
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- Students
- 47
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- —
Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing
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- Students
- 85
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School
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- Students
- 70
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- —
Monty Tech
Fitchburg, Massachusetts · Midsize suburb · 21 mi to Worcester
- Students
- 48
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- —
Northern Tier Career Center
Towanda, Pennsylvania · Fringe rural · 51 mi to Scranton
- Students
- 50
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $39k
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career
Milton, Pennsylvania · Fringe rural · 48 mi to Harrisburg
- Students
- 98
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $50k
Colleges near Greater Lowell Technical School
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell, MA · Public · Bachelor's · 11,434 students
Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute
Lowell, MA · Private for-profit · Certificate · 66 students
Rivier University
Nashua, NH · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 1,231 students
St Joseph School of Nursing
Nashua, NH · Private nonprofit · Associate · 93 students
EINE Inc
Tewksbury, MA · Private for-profit · Certificate · 47 students
Massachusetts School of Law
Andover, MA · Private nonprofit · Graduate
Middlesex Community College
Bedford, MA · Public · Associate · 5,412 students
Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing
Billerica, MA · Public · Certificate · 37 students
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.