Private for-profit · Community college

Laurel Technical Institute

Hermitage, Pennsylvania · Fringe rural

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Transfer rate: $6,778
Avg net price: 73%
Grad / completion: $28,311
Median earnings

Laurel Technical Institute is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Hermitage, Pennsylvania (fringe rural setting), enrolling 163 undergraduates.

Private for-profitSmall · 163 undergradsFringe ruralAccessible · 85% admitCold wintersSnowy

About Hermitage, Pennsylvania

Hermitage is a city in western Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. Hermitage was first settled in 1796 and incorporated in 1832 as Hickory Township from portions of the Shenango and Pymatuning townships. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Fringe rural
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 11 miles to Youngstown, OH
To Great Lakes shore: 52 miles
Nearest airport: 50 miles to Pittsburgh (PIT) · major hub

How Laurel Technical Institute compares

Selectivity85.3%

More selective than 47% · #26 most selective of 40 in Pennsylvania

Graduation rate73%

Higher than 67% · #61 of 151 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention71%

Higher than 46%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$28,311

Higher than 27% · #106 of 137 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$6,778

Cheaper than 83% · #9 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$10,706

Lower than 38%

Student–faculty ratio9 : 1

Lower than 86%

Undergraduate enrollment163

Larger than 39%

Percentiles compare Laurel Technical 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

Women10464%
Men5936%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White79%
Black15%
Hispanic1.2%
Asian0.6%
Other or multiracial4.9%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 163
Student–faculty ratio: 9 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 61%
First-generation students: 62%
Students over 25: 24%
Median family income: $18,579
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $49,203

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $13,431
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,324
Total cost of attendance: $14,270
Average net price: $6,778

Admissions

Admission rate: 85.3%
Test scores: Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %): —
SAT average: —
SAT reading: —
SAT math: —
ACT composite: —

Outcomes

Graduated: 73%
First-year retention: 71%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $24,397
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $28,311
Median debt at graduation: $10,706
Students with federal loans: 82%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 33%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $50

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

$4,533

$30–48k

$5,157

$48–75k

$7,645

$75–110k

$11,051

$110k+

$8,940

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?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$2,878

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 4% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,878. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 57 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $28,311
Typical debt at graduation: $10,706
Debt vs. one year's pay: 38%
Out-earn a HS grad: 17%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.8 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

$27,366

Men

$35,820

Men out-earn women by $8,454 (31%) 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: 83°F
Winter low: 19°F
Annual rain: 41.2″
Annual snow: 67.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Youngstown Rgnl AP, OH US station (11.8 mi from campus).

What Laurel Technical Institute graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCert.

27 grads$17k 1 yr— 5 yr$14k debt

27$17,251—$13,600 Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

17 grads— 1 yr$36k 5 yr$13k debt

17—$35,741$13,214 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCert.

13 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

13———Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCert.

9 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

9———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

9 grads$27k 1 yr— 5 yr$12k debt

9$26,872—$12,282 Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssoc.

7 grads$30k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

7$29,796——Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssoc.

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

7———Precision Metal WorkingCert.

7 grads$39k 1 yr$31k 5 yr— debt

7$39,287$30,910—Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansCert.

— grads$22k 1 yr— 5 yr$9k debt

—$22,266—$8,684 Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

— grads$45k 1 yr— 5 yr$12k debt

—$45,116—$12,000 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

— grads$51k 1 yr— 5 yr$25k debt

—$51,312—$25,076

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.