Public · Community college
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center
Willow Street, Pennsylvania · Large suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $17,505
- Avg net price
- 91%
- Grad / completion
- $44,566
- Median earnings
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center is a public certificate-granting institution in Willow Street, Pennsylvania (large suburb setting), enrolling 279 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Willow Street, Pennsylvania
Willow Street is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. In the early part of the 20th century, the main thoroughfare in town was lined with willow trees on both sides for the length of the town, hence the community's name. As time passed and the town grew, the road was widened and sidewalks were installed, which required the trees be removed. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 4 miles to Lancaster, PA
- To the ocean
- 31 miles
- Nearest airport
- 10 miles to Lancaster (LNS)
How Lancaster County Career and Technology Center compares
Higher than 91% · #15 of 151 in Pennsylvania
Higher than 66%
Higher than 82% · #50 of 137 in Pennsylvania
Cheaper than 41% · #66 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania
Lower than 13%
Lower than 16%
Larger than 52%
Percentiles compare Lancaster 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 gender
- Women22280%
- Men5720%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White38%
- Black24%
- Hispanic11%
- Asian2.9%
- Other or multiracial24%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 279
- Student–faculty ratio
- 24 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 56%
- First-generation students
- 52%
- Students over 25
- 40%
- Median family income
- $25,124
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $56,889
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 49 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From Pennsylvania100%
Most first-years stay in state — Lancaster County Career and Technology Center 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
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $17,505
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
- 91%
- First-year retention
- 81%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,987
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,566
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,250
- Students with federal loans
- 74%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 42%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
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
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?
Lancaster 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)
- $44,566
- Typical debt at graduation
- $15,250
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 34%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 57%
Typical debt would take roughly 3.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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.
Men out-earn women by $12,235 (28%) 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
- 87°F
- Winter low
- 22°F
- Annual rain
- 44.1″
- Annual snow
- 21.4″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lancaster 2NE Fltr Plt, PA US station (4.5 mi from campus).
What Lancaster 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.
Colleges similar to Lancaster County Career and Technology Center
Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Lancaster County Career and Technology Center side by side →
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- 113
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
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Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center
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- Students
- 105
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
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Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology
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- 171
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education
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- 229
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $54k
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career
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- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
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Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster
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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.