Private for-profit · Community college

Laurel Technical Institute

Uniontown, Pennsylvania · Distant town

0%
Transfer rate
$7,825
Avg net price
69%
Grad / completion
$30,819
Median earnings

Laurel Technical Institute is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Uniontown, Pennsylvania (distant town setting), enrolling 515 undergraduates.

Private for-profitSmall · 515 undergradsDistant townAccessible · 77% admitCold winters

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
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Associate
To Great Lakes shore
149 miles
Nearest airport
21 miles to Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field (MGW)

How Laurel Technical Institute compares

Selectivity76.8%

More selective than 60% · #16 most selective of 40 in Pennsylvania

Graduation rate69%

Higher than 61% · #74 of 151 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention76%

Higher than 56%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$30,819

Higher than 34% · #98 of 137 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$7,825

Cheaper than 79% · #13 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$12,000

Lower than 29%

Student–faculty ratio9 : 1

Lower than 86%

Undergraduate enrollment515

Larger than 63%

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

515undergrads
  • Women32162%
  • Men19438%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White80%
  • Black12%
  • Hispanic0.8%
  • Other or multiracial6.8%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
515
Student–faculty ratio
9 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
52%
First-generation students
47%
Students over 25
45%
Median family income
$21,369
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$53,964

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$13,713
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,513
Total cost of attendance
$15,483
Average net price
$7,825

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
76.8%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Outcomes

Graduated
69%
First-year retention
76%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$26,264
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$30,819
Median debt at graduation
$12,000
Students with federal loans
72%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
40%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$50

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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 3 campuses (518 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.7reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$7,273
$30–48k
$5,672
$48–75k
$7,275
$75–110k
$7,293
$110k+
$15,033

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?

Laurel Technical Institute 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)
$30,819
Typical debt at graduation
$12,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
39%
Out-earn a HS grad
30%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.9 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
$26,855
Men
$45,201

Men out-earn women by $18,346 (68%) 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
84°F
Winter low
21°F
Annual rain
44.4″
Annual snow
28.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Uniontown 1 NE, PA US station (0.9 mi from campus).

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.