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Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology

⌖ Pleasant Gap, PA · 5 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

10-year estimate · Negative payoff

−$239,598 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.

—Modeled economic break-even

−109%Modeled 10-year ROI

$42,983Observed earnings · year 5

Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff

Includes direct price and earnings forgone while studying. Assumes $45,000 in alternative annual earnings and no wage growth. How we calculate it

ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation

−$239,598at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$219,4280

−$239,59810

FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuitionNot available

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuitionNot available

Sticker price

Average net price$9,857

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$15,817

Tuition + living budget

COLLEGE AT A GLANCE

Institution details

Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.

Accreditor: Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Main award level: Certificates
Campus setting: Rural
Admissions: Selective admission
Delivery: Campus or mixed delivery
Federal designation: No special designation reported

Sources: College Scorecard June 2026 release and IPEDS 2024 institutional characteristics.

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$9,857Average net price / year

$15,817Cost of attendance

$9,454Median federal student debt · completer borrowers

$100/moPublished 10-year payment estimate

$42,983Median earnings · year 5 after completion

94.6%Completion rate

96.2%Admission rate

171Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$8,203

$30–48k$10,518

$48–75k$11,640

$75–110k$15,817

$110k+Not available

LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$42,983

Year 6$41,196

Year 10$41,677

Full-time retention: 86.8%
Part-time retention: 90.5%
Completion within 200% of normal time: 89.3%

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

44thEarnings percentile

95thCompletion percentile

WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$49,671Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories

$4,400Median federal debt across categories that report debt

40%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$34,912Year 1

$47,037Year 4

$42,983Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,750 2Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,316 3Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,671 4Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$48,219 5Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,890

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

Strongest relative outcomes

Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark

This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential—not simply majors that pay more everywhere.

1Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $51,316 reported+13%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt 2Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $49,671 reported+2%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt 3Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $48,219 reported-14%vs same-degree national median$19,279federal debt 4Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $51,750 reported-17%vs same-degree national median$4,400federal debt 5Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $42,890 reported-17%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in PA

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Reading, PA

Reading Area Community College

Annual net price: $9,228
Observed earnings · year 5: $42,740
Modeled 10-year ROI: -110%

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Luzerne County Community College

Annual net price: $9,433
Observed earnings · year 5: $45,009
Modeled 10-year ROI: -100%

Open college profile →Bethlehem, PA

Northampton County Area Community College

Annual net price: $12,119
Observed earnings · year 5: $44,651
Modeled 10-year ROI: -102%

Open college profile →Philadelphia, PA

Community College of Philadelphia

Annual net price: $11,911
Observed earnings · year 5: $45,114
Modeled 10-year ROI: -99%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	2023–24 awards
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,750	$4,400	Not reported
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,316	Not available	6
Precision Metal Working	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$49,671	Not available	6
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$48,219	$19,279	64
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$42,890	Not available	8

Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.