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Community college · Private nonprofit

Commonwealth Technical Institute

Upper Yoder Township, PA

Commonwealth Technical Institute is a private nonprofit community college in Upper Yoder Township, PA, with about 132 students on campus.

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Students on campus
132
132 undergrad
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$11,714
tuition and fees $7,714; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
86%
higher than at 83% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$21,632
lower than at 95% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Commonwealth Technical Institute

Earnings below most colleges

Former students earn a median $21,632 ten years after starting, less than at 95% of U.S. colleges. Many graduates go into culinary and personal services, a field that tends to pay less. Outcomes ↓

Commonwealth Technical Institute is very small

About 132 students attend on campus. With classes this small, a handful of students can move the graduation rate from one year to the next. The students ↓

Very small classes

There are about 6 students for every teacher. The students ↓

Rent in Upper Yoder Township is below the state median

Median rent in Upper Yoder Township is $869 a month, 28% below the state median. Living in Upper Yoder Township ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; at a college this small, rates can swing from year to year.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
86%
within 3 years · Pell students 86%
Come back for year two
85%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$21,632
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
—
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Commonwealth Technical Institute?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Commonwealth Technical Institute is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $20,876 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $7,714Room & board $9,028Other costs $4,134

After grants, the average family on aid pays $11,714.

Tuition and fees are $7,714 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

$18,817

About $37,634 over 2 years · 10% 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

Culinary & personal services 27%Construction trades 15%Business 14%Engineering tech 13%Health professions 13%Precision production 10%Everything else 8%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

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

Culinary Arts and Related Services8 graduates a year
—not reported
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians8 graduates a year
—not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services3 graduates a year
—not reported
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions1 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

129 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 64%Hispanic 1%Black 11%Asian 1%Two or more 3%

Women and men

Women 28%Men 72%
6 : 1
students per teacher
55%
get Pell grants (lower income)
0%
take federal loans
15%
undergrads 25 or older
0%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Upper Yoder Township

5% of Upper Yoder Township’s 4,985 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Upper Yoder Township pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Commonwealth Technical Institute; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Pennsylvania Highlands Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Richland Township
6.3 mi1,935 students
University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownUniversity or college · Public · Richland Township
6.4 mi1,940 students
Mount Aloysius CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cresson Township
21.2 mi2,880 students
Saint Francis UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Loretto
21.5 mi2,421 students
Saint Vincent CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Unity Township
24.1 mi1,420 students
Indiana University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · Indiana
24.5 mi8,436 students

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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.