Private nonprofit · Community college

Rosedale Technical College

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large suburb

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Transfer rate: $19,760
Avg net price: 81%
Grad / completion: $47,880
Median earnings

Rosedale Technical College is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (large suburb setting), enrolling 475 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitSmall · 475 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 75% admitCold wintersSnowy

About Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. The Seneca people called the confluence of the rivers Diondega or Jaödeogë’. Shannopin's Town was an 18th-century Lenape (Delaware) town located roughly from where Penn Avenue is today, below the mouth of Two Mile Run, from 30th Street to 39th Street. Pittsburgh boasts a rich arts and culture scene, with a history dating back to 19th-century industrialists who commissioned and donated public works including Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts and the Benedum Center, home to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Pittsburgh Opera. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 6 miles to Pittsburgh, PA
To Great Lakes shore: 106 miles
Nearest airport: 7 miles to Pittsburgh (PIT) · major hub

How Rosedale Technical College compares

Selectivity75.0%

More selective than 63% · #15 most selective of 40 in Pennsylvania

Graduation rate81%

Higher than 78% · #43 of 151 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention82%

Higher than 68%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$47,880

Higher than 88% · #38 of 137 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$19,760

Cheaper than 33% · #92 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$12,000

Lower than 29%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment475

Larger than 61%

Percentiles compare Rosedale Technical College 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

Women337%
Men44293%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White74%
Black16%
Hispanic2.9%
Asian1.1%
Other or multiracial5.5%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 475
Student–faculty ratio: 15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 61%
First-generation students: 38%
Students over 25: 24%
Median family income: $25,898
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $48,582

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

Cost

In-state tuition: $17,402
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $2,500
Total cost of attendance: $29,468
Average net price: $19,760

Admissions

Admission rate: 75.0%
Test scores: Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %): —
SAT average: —
SAT reading: —
SAT math: —
ACT composite: —

Outcomes

Graduated: 81%
First-year retention: 82%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $45,219
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $47,880
Median debt at graduation: $12,000
Students with federal loans: 74%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 43%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

81%

Low-income (Pell)

63%

First-generation

70%

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: $40

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

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

$16,171

$30–48k

$19,277

$48–75k

$19,935

$75–110k

$22,286

$110k+

$27,428

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.

24%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$617

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 24% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $617. 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 121 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): $47,880
Typical debt at graduation: $12,000
Debt vs. one year's pay: 25%
Out-earn a HS grad: 55%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.5 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: 85°F
Winter low: 20°F
Annual rain: 38.3″
Annual snow: 44.1″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Emsworth L/D Ohio Rvr, PA US station (3.7 mi from campus).

What Rosedale Technical College graduates study — and earn

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

122 grads$42k 1 yr$50k 5 yr$12k debt

122$42,112$49,907$12,000 Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssoc.

43 grads$37k 1 yr$52k 5 yr$16k debt

43$37,133$51,557$16,000 Ground TransportationCert.

33 grads$43k 1 yr$53k 5 yr$3k debt

33$43,415$52,715$3,325 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Assoc.

30 grads$41k 1 yr$50k 5 yr$12k debt

30$41,126$49,890$12,000 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Cert.

17 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

17———Precision Metal WorkingCert.

17 grads$32k 1 yr— 5 yr$11k debt

17$32,034—$11,113 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.

13 grads$45k 1 yr$41k 5 yr$16k debt

13$45,479$41,069$15,958 Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCert.

12 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

12———Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———

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.