Private nonprofit · Community college

Pennsylvania Institute of Technology

Media, Pennsylvania · Large suburb

12%
Transfer rate: $17,850
Avg net price: 21%
Grad / completion: $35,703
Median earnings

Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Media, Pennsylvania (large suburb setting), enrolling 810 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 810 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersNear the coast

About Media, Pennsylvania

Media is a borough in and the county seat of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The history of the area goes back to William Penn, but the area remained predominantly rural until the 20th century. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 12 miles to Philadelphia, PA
To the ocean: 4 miles
Nearest airport: 8 miles to Philadelphia (PHL) · major hub

How Pennsylvania Institute of Technology compares

Graduation rate21%

Higher than 5% · #146 of 151 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention50%

Higher than 11%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$35,703

Higher than 51% · #81 of 137 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$17,850

Cheaper than 40% · #72 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$16,500

Lower than 11%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 44%

Undergraduate enrollment810

Larger than 70%

Percentiles compare Pennsylvania Institute of Technology 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

Women67583%
Men13517%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White17%
Black68%
Hispanic2.2%
Asian1.2%
Other or multiracial12%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 810
Student–faculty ratio: 17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 80%
First-generation students: 57%
Students over 25: 67%
Median family income: $15,030
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $65,727
Endowment: $1,776,681

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 269 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Pennsylvania86%
Other U.S. states14%

Most first-years stay in state — Pennsylvania Institute of Technology 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: $14,850
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,050
Total cost of attendance: $23,995
Average net price: $17,850

Outcomes

Graduated: 21%
First-year retention: 50%
Transferred to another college: 12%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $31,499
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $35,703
Median debt at graduation: $16,500
Students with federal loans: 93%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 19%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

21%

Low-income (Pell)

30%

First-generation

31%

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

Campus safety

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

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

$18,159

$30–48k

$16,247

$48–75k

$15,109

$75–110k

—

$110k+

—

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

$613

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 6% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $613. 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 68 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): $35,703
Typical debt at graduation: $16,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 46%
Out-earn a HS grad: 37%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.6 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

$35,068

Men

$40,812

Men out-earn women by $5,744 (16%) 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: 89°F
Winter low: 27°F
Annual rain: 41.6″
Annual snow: 23.1″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marcus Hook, PA US station (6.1 mi from campus).

What Pennsylvania Institute of Technology graduates study — and earn

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

181 grads$53k 1 yr$57k 5 yr$24k debt

181$52,794$57,020$24,218 Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

14 grads$42k 1 yr$36k 5 yr$29k debt

14$41,788$35,751$28,560 Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAssoc.

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

6 grads$28k 1 yr$33k 5 yr$15k debt

6$28,413$32,797$15,115 Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherAssoc.

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssoc.

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssoc.

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsAssoc.

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssoc.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———

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.