Fast Facts About Penn College
One College Avenue, Williamsport PA 17701 · (570) 326-3761 or (800) 367-9222
Vision: Pennsylvania's Premier Technical College
Short Version of College Name: Penn College
College Athletic Symbol: Wildcat
College Colors: Blue and Gray
College School Code: 003395
Pennsylvania College of Technology is an affiliate of The Pennsylvania State University.
Fast Facts - Fall 2008
Enrollment
6,062 FTE (a decrease from 2007 of -2.4%)
6,510 Heads (a decrease from 2006 of-2.6%)
6.6% minority students
64.1% males; 35.9% females
Student Status
85.6% Full-time (average of 14.8 credit hours)
14.4% Part-time (average of 6.3 credit hours)
Geographic Distribution
North Central PA, 42.37% (Lycoming County, 23.6%)
Northeast PA, 12.2%
Southeast PA, 19.37%
Central PA, 12.1%
Western PA, 3.8%
TOTAL PA RESIDENTS, 89.8%
Other States, 9.9%
International Students, 0.3%
$393 per credit hour (includes capital fee, student activity fee, and technology fee)
Lab instruction fee of $31 per lab hour
Average annual in-state tuition and fees $11,790 (30 credit hours)
Out-of-state tuition 1.3 times the in-state rate
HOUSING COSTS
$2,550 per semester (variable rates in College West and Rose Street)
$5,100 per year
$1,300 per semester for the minimum required 10 meal board plan
Freshman Class
2,403 students
26.6% enrolled in Bachelor's Degree programs
66% male
60% under the age of 20
Applications
Total applications received: 5,806
Offered acceptance: 5,427
Distance Learning and Outreach
566 students enrolled in distance education courses
58 Web-based courses
383 Web-supplemented courses
5 majors offered via distance learning
International Students
24 students enrolled
Countries represented include: Austria, Bahrain, Canada, Germany, Grenada, India, Kenya, Kuwait, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Venezuela.
Alumni
53,686 currently in database; 40,916 alumni with valid mailing addresses with 82.6% of alumni being in PA. Over 1,500 added each year, after commencement.
Employees
Full-time, non faculty, 625
Regular part-time, non faculty, 100
Casual part-time, non faculty, 399
Full-time faculty, 310
Part-time faculty, 209
Grant Activity
42 projects active in excess of $41.8 million with $4.3 million (20 projects) under development (as of 9/10/08). Active projects include the $22.5 million PA WEDnetPA project.
Credentials by Students
Certificate, 2.06%
Associate Degree, 52.63%
Bachelor Degree, 41.92%
Other/Non-degree, 3.34%
School Size (head count)
Business and Computer Technologies, 1,152
Construction and Design Technologies, 1,002
Health Sciences, 1,377
Hospitality, 216
Industrial and Engineering Technologies, 883
Integrated Studies, 637
Natural Resources Management, 438
Transportation Technology, 510
Non-degree (includes Developmental & Distance/Outreach), 295
Largest Majors
Pre-Nursing (AAS)
Building Construction (AAS)
Network Specialist (BS)
Residential Construction Management (BS)
Automotive Technology Management(BS)
Automotive Technology(AAS)
Nursing(AAS)
Architectural Technology (AAS)
General Studies(BS)
Business Management (BS)
In recent years, more than 90% of Penn College graduates have been employed or were continuing their education one year after graduation. For the most recent data, please refer to the Graduate Placement Survey, published by the Office of Strategic Planning and Research.
Placement rates reach 100% in many of our majors.
Workforce Development & Continuing Education Activity (July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008)
Noncredit workforce development instruction:
- 3,128 students trained in open enrollment courses
- 2,013 students trained in contracted corporate courses
- 5,141 total noncredit students trained
Over $1.6 million in grant-funded training currently being administered to train over 12,661 students in 135 Pennsylvania organizations. Through Pennsylvania's Guaranteed Free Training Program, WDCE administered 2,595 grants to train over 108,000 workers for a total of $19.6 million.
Community Arts Center
Since opening in May 1993 the Community Arts Center has hosted 134,687 patrons for movies and 885,190 for live events for a total of 1,014,877 as of August 22, 2008.
Campus Size
Main Campus, 114.4 acres
Aviation Center, 5.8 acres
Earth Science Center, 378.7 acres
Morgan Valley Retreat Center, 439.7 acres
North Campus, 35.4 acres
Wahoo Drive Site, 2.0 acres
General Services, 5.4 acres
Dix Street 2.7 acres
TOTAL SIZE: over 984.1 acres
Library
Library building = 104,000 square feet
Total collection = over 152,108 items
Print and media volumes = 113,427
Back issues volumes of periodicals = 8,402
Microfilm = 14,298 reels
Print subscriptions = 1,218
Database subscriptions = 90
Online journal titles = 18,021
E-Books =15,853
Reference volumes = 9,936
Regular office hours, during fall and spring semesters:
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Summer hours (May 16 - August 5, 2008):
Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.;
Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
2008-09 holidays, on which the College is closed:
Independence Day – Friday, July 4, 2008
Labor Day – Monday, September 1, 2008
Thanksgiving – Thursday-Friday, November 27-28, 2008
Christmas/New Year – Wednsday-Thursday, December 24-25, 2008
New Year – Wednsday-Thursday, December 31, 2008-January 1, 2009
Easter – Friday, April 10, 2009
Memorial Day – Monday, May 25, 2009
Enrollment
5,760 FTE (an increase from 2007 of 2.0%)
6,346 Heads (an increase from 2007 of 1.7%)
6.3% minority students
65.1% males 34.9% females
Student Status
81.2% Full-time (average of 14.8 credit hours)
18.8% Part-time (average of 6.1 credit hours)
Geographic Distribution
North Central PA, 42.2% (Lycoming County 23.3%)
Northeast PA, 12.1%
Southeast PA, 20.5%
Central PA, 12.0%
Western PA, 3.8%
TOTAL PA RESIDENTS, 90.6%
Other States, 9.0%
International Students, 0.4%
$375 per credit hour (includes capital fee, student activity fee, and technology fee)
Lab instruction fee of $28 per lab hour
Out-of-state tuition 1.3 times the in-state rate
Average annual in-state tuition and fees $11,250 (30 credit hours)
HOUSING COSTS
$2,435 per semester (variable rates in College West and Rose Street)
$4,870 per year
Freshman Class, Fall 2007
2,697 students
26% enrolled in Bachelor’s Degree programs
66% male
60.7% under the age of 20
APPLICATIONS
Total applications received: 5,912
Offered acceptance: 5,536
Distance Learning and Outreach, Spring 2008
632 students enrolled in distance education courses
71 web-based courses
279 web-supplemented courses
5 majors offered via distance learning
International Students
24 students enrolled
Bahrain, Canada, Columbia, Grenada, Hong Kong, India, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, United Kingdom, Venezuela.
Alumni
51,202 currently in database; 38,975 alumni with valid mailing addresses with 81.4% of alumni being in Pennsylvania. Over 1,500 added each year after commencement.
Employees
Full-time (non faculty), 599
Regular part-time (non faculty), 102
Casual part-time (non faculty), 456
Full-time faculty, 306
Part-time faculty, 206
Grant Activity
47 projects active in excess of $46.3 million with $6.9 million (40 projects) under development (as of 2/21/08). Active projects include the $22.5 million PA WEDnetPA project.
2008-09 holidays, on which the College is closed:
Independence Day – Friday, July 4, 2008
Labor Day – Monday, September 1, 2008
Thanksgiving – Thursday-Friday, November 26-28, 2008
Christmas/New Year – December 22, 2008 - January 2, 2009
Easter – Friday, March 21, 2009
Memorial Day – Monday, May 26, 2009
Credentials by Students
Certificate, 2.3%
Associate Degree, 51.4%
Bachelor Degree, 41.7%
Other/Non-degree, 4.6%
School Size (head count)
Business and Computer Technologies, 1,195
Construction and Design Technologies, 954
Health Sciences, 1,286
Hospitality, 168
Industrial and Engineering Technologies, 839
Integrated Studies (includes undecided), 593
Natural Resources Management, 415
Transportation Technology, 509
Non-degree (includes Developmental & Distance/Outreach), 387
Largest Majors
Information Technology (BS)
Business Administration (BS)
Pre-Nursing (AAS)
Building Construction (AAS)
Automotive Technology (AAS)
Network Specialist (BS)
Residential Construction Management (BS)
Residential Construction (BS)
Business Management (AAS)
General Studies (BS)
In recent years, more than 90% of Penn College graduates have been employed or were continuing their education one year after graduation. For the most recent data, please refer to the Graduate Placement Survey, published by the Office of Strategic Planning and Research.
Placement rates reach 100% in many of our majors.
Workforce Development & Continuing Education Activity (July 1, 2007 – December 31, 2007)
Noncredit workforce development instruction:
- 707 students trained in open enrollment courses
- 1,293 students trained in contracted corporate courses
- 2,000 TOTAL noncredit students trained
Over $1.7 million in grant-funded training currently being administered to train over 14,000 students in 107 Pennsylvania organizations.
Through Pennsylvania’s Guaranteed Free Training program, WDCE administered 2,169 workforce development grants totaling $21.2 million to train 192,689.
Community Arts Center
Since opening in May 1993, the Community Arts Center has hosted 133,262 patrons for movies and 836,811 for live events for a total of 970,073 as of January 18, 2008.
Campus Size
Main Campus, 114.4 acres
Aviation Center, 5.8 acres
Earth Science Center, 378.7 acres
Morgan Valley Retreat Center, 439.7 acres
North Campus, 35.4 acres
Wahoo Drive Site, 2.0 acres
General Services, 5.4 acres
TOTAL SIZE: over 981.4 acres
Library
Library building = 104,000 square feet
Total collection of over 125,000 items
Print and media volumes = 112,965
Back issues volumes of periodicals = 8,200
Microfilm = 14,110 reels
Print subscriptions = 1,537
Database subscriptions = 90
Online journal titles = 15,478
Reference titles = 9,936
Periodical subscription titles = 886