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Community college · Private nonprofit

Johnson College

Scranton, PA

Johnson College is a private nonprofit community college in Scranton, PA, with about 627 students on campus.

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Students on campus
627
627 undergrad
Admission rate
98%
higher than at 92% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$19,954
tuition and fees $21,225; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
55%
lower than at 63% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$55,194
higher than at 79% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Johnson College

Lower-income students graduate as often as everyone else

100% of students with Pell grants finish, more than the 55% rate overall. At most colleges they trail by several points. 49% of undergraduates here get Pell grants. Outcomes ↓

Family background barely changes what graduates earn

Ten years after starting, students from lower-income families earn a median $56,237, more than the $54,214 earned by students from families making over $75,000. Outcomes ↓

Men outnumber women about three to one

81% of undergraduates are men and 19% are women. The students ↓

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $12,000, about $127 a month over ten years. That’s 3.5% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
55%
within 3 years · Pell students 100%
Come back for year two
75%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$55,194
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$12,000
about $127 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

3.5%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$127 a month against about $3,670 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

67%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 83% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$56k
Middle income$30–75k
$56k
Higher incomeover $75k
$54k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Johnson College?

98%

of applicants admitted

About 20 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Johnson College is likely test-optional and admits nearly everyone who applies.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $27,354 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $21,225Books & supplies $1,500Other costs $4,629

After grants, the average family on aid pays $19,954.

Tuition and fees are $21,225 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$19,368

About $38,736 over 2 years · 29% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Construction trades 33%Mechanic & repair 26%Health professions 12%Precision production 11%Computer science 8%Engineering tech 6%Everything else 4%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)32 graduates a year
$30k1 yr out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers29 graduates a year · typical debt $15,500
$55k4 yrs out
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians19 graduates a year · typical debt $12,000
$37k1 yr out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications18 graduates a year
$40k4 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions15 graduates a year
$63k4 yrs out
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians13 graduates a year
—not reported
Carpenters12 graduates a year
—not reported
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians10 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

590 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 63%Hispanic 9%Black 6%Asian 1%Two or more 3%

Women and men

Women 19%Men 81%
12 : 1
students per teacher
49%
get Pell grants (lower income)
78%
take federal loans
16%
undergrads 25 or older
12%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Scranton

10% of Scranton’s 75,514 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Scranton pages.

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Straight-line distances from Johnson College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.