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Pennco Tech-Bristol

Bristol, Pennsylvania · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$19,197
Avg net price
84%
Grad / completion
$43,493
Median earnings

Pennco Tech-Bristol is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Bristol, Pennsylvania (large suburb setting), enrolling 771 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 771 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersNear the coast

About Bristol, Pennsylvania

Bristol is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Samuel Clift founded the Borough of Bristol, having received a land grant from Edmund Andros, who was then governor of New York. Clift was required by the grant to maintain ferry service across the Delaware River to Burlington, New Jersey, and to run a public house or inn. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To the ocean
10 miles
Nearest airport
13 miles to Trenton Mercer (TTN)

How Pennco Tech-Bristol compares

Graduation rate84%

Higher than 83% · #36 of 151 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention31%

Higher than 4%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$43,493

Higher than 80% · #51 of 137 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$19,197

Cheaper than 35% · #85 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$7,917

Lower than 75%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment771

Larger than 69%

Percentiles compare Pennco Tech-Bristol 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

771undergrads
  • Women13317%
  • Men63883%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White46%
  • Black22%
  • Hispanic24%
  • Asian2.7%
  • 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
771
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
60%
First-generation students
57%
Students over 25
33%
Median family income
$17,777

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
$19,197

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
84%
First-year retention
31%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$40,521
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$43,493
Median debt at graduation
$7,917
Students with federal loans
62%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
38%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
16
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
2%
Housing charge (year)
$4,800
Application fee
$100

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
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (771 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.

0.3reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
0.3

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
$17,543
$30–48k
$17,583
$48–75k
$20,138
$75–110k
$23,043
$110k+
$23,686

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.

25%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,249
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 25% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,249. 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 402 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)
$43,493
Typical debt at graduation
$7,917
Debt vs. one year's pay
18%
Out-earn a HS grad
49%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.8 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
$35,093
Men
$45,106

Men out-earn women by $10,013 (29%) 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
86°F
Winter low
22°F
Annual rain
50.7″
Annual snow
19.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.54.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Neshaminy Falls, PA US station (5.6 mi from campus).

What Pennco Tech-Bristol graduates study — and earn

Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCert.
162 grads$33k 1 yr$48k 5 yr$10k debt
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Cert.
74 grads$38k 1 yr$53k 5 yr$13k debt
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.
43 grads$28k 1 yr$36k 5 yr$6k debt
Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCert.
32 grads$32k 1 yr$43k 5 yr$10k debt
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.
31 grads$28k 1 yr$34k 5 yr$10k debt
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.
28 grads$34k 1 yr$35k 5 yr$20k debt
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.
7 grads— 1 yr$38k 5 yr— debt

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.