Public · Community college

Northern Tier Career Center

Towanda, Pennsylvania · Fringe rural

0%
Transfer rate
$14,960
Avg net price
65%
Grad / completion
$38,737
Median earnings

Northern Tier Career Center is a public certificate-granting institution in Towanda, Pennsylvania (fringe rural setting), enrolling 50 undergraduates.

PublicSmall · 50 undergradsFringe ruralAccessible · 75% admitCold wintersSnowy

About Towanda, Pennsylvania

Towanda is a borough in, and the county seat of, Bradford County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Towanda was settled in 1784 and became the county seat in 1812. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe rural
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
51 miles to Scranton, PA
To Great Lakes shore
103 miles
Nearest airport
32 miles to Elmira Corning (ELM)

How Northern Tier Career Center compares

Selectivity74.5%

More selective than 64% · #14 most selective of 40 in Pennsylvania

Graduation rate65%

Higher than 55% · #87 of 151 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention100%

Higher than 95%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,737

Higher than 64% · #69 of 137 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$14,960

Cheaper than 50% · #49 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$14,750

Lower than 15%

Student–faculty ratio19 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment50

Larger than 13%

Percentiles compare Northern Tier Career 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

  • White98%
  • Hispanic2.0%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
50
Student–faculty ratio
19 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
33%
First-generation students
Students over 25
51%
Median family income
$25,668

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
$14,960

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
74.5%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Outcomes

Graduated
65%
First-year retention
100%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,203
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,737
Median debt at graduation
$14,750
Students with federal loans
48%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
40%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$25

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.

< $30k
$10,909
$30–48k
$9,404
$48–75k
$17,579
$75–110k
$20,496
$110k+
$17,496

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.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years)
$38,737
Typical debt at graduation
$14,750
Debt vs. one year's pay
38%
Out-earn a HS grad

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.

Campus climate

Summer high
84°F
Winter low
17°F
Annual rain
38.6″
Annual snow
37.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.04.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Towanda 1 S, PA US station (4.2 mi from campus).

What Northern Tier Career 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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Colleges near Northern Tier Career Center

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.