Private nonprofit · Community college

Valley Forge Military College

Wayne, Pennsylvania · Large suburb

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Transfer rate: $6,398
Avg net price: 96%
Grad / completion: $50,798
Median earnings

Valley Forge Military College is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Wayne, Pennsylvania (large suburb setting), enrolling 90 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 90 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersNear the coast

About Wayne, Pennsylvania

Wayne is an unincorporated community centered in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, on the Main Line, a series of highly affluent Philadelphia suburbs located along the railroad tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad and one of the wealthiest areas in the nation. Wayne's development began when a railroad stop called Cleaver's Landing was established. It was renamed Wayne Station after General Anthony Wayne. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 13 miles to Philadelphia, PA
To the ocean: 13 miles
Nearest airport: 15 miles to Philadelphia (PHL) · major hub

How Valley Forge Military College compares

Graduation rate96%

Higher than 94% · #6 of 151 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention82%

Higher than 68%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$50,798

Higher than 91% · #31 of 137 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$6,398

Cheaper than 85% · #7 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 82%

Undergraduate enrollment90

Larger than 25%

Percentiles compare Valley Forge Military 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

Women1011%
Men8089%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White48%
Black11%
Hispanic16%
Asian10%
Other or multiracial16%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 90
Student–faculty ratio: 10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 29%
First-generation students: 34%
Students over 25: 1%
Median family income: $37,909
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $45,540
Endowment: $10,837,272

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

Cost

In-state tuition: $32,176
Room & board: $17,000
Books & supplies: $1,303
Total cost of attendance: $53,511
Average net price: $6,398

Outcomes

Graduated: 96%
First-year retention: 82%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $36,080
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $50,798
Median debt at graduation: $9,500
Students with federal loans: 9%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 45%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

96%

Low-income (Pell)

28%

First-generation

27%

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: Yes
Dorm capacity: 666
Dorm capacity vs undergrads: 100%+
Housing charge (year): $9,450
Meal plan (year): $7,550
Application fee: Free

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

$6,398

$30–48k

—

$48–75k

—

$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.

100%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$20,280

average award, among those who get one

Valley Forge Military College discounts heavily: 100% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $20,280. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

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 36 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): $50,798
Typical debt at graduation: $9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 19%
Out-earn a HS grad: 55%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.9 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

$42,119

Men

$53,805

Men out-earn women by $11,686 (28%) 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: 23°F
Annual rain: 50.6″
Annual snow: 25.3″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Norristown, PA US station (4.5 mi from campus).

What Valley Forge Military College graduates study — and earn

Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssoc.

12 grads— 1 yr$53k 5 yr$12k debt

12—$52,785$12,000 Engineering ScienceAssoc.

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsCert.

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———Computer ScienceAssoc.

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———Security Science and TechnologyCert.

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

4 grads— 1 yr$46k 5 yr— debt

4—$45,567—Security Science and TechnologyAssoc.

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Political Science and GovernmentAssoc.

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.