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Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · Predominantly associate's

Pittsburgh Technical College

Oakdale, Pennsylvania. 822 undergraduate students. 27 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 215415 · OPEID 007437 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Pittsburgh Technical College

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

PEER OUTLIER · WARNING-20%

Private nonprofit associate's-predominant peer

10-year earnings at Pittsburgh Technical College are 20% below the private nonprofit associate's-predominant peer median ($40.8k vs $50.8k).

ENROLLMENT CLIFF · TRENDING WORSE-58%

Undergraduate enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment fell 58% at Pittsburgh Technical College vs the 2003–2007 baseline (822 vs 1.9k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+16%

Median federal debt at exit

Median federal debt at exit at Pittsburgh Technical College rose 16% between 2006 and 2009 ($10.6k → $12.3k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+11%

In-state tuition

In-state tuition at Pittsburgh Technical College rose 11% between 2006 and 2009 ($12.9k → $14.4k).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Pennsylvania

Each tile compares this institution to the Pennsylvania median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$40,770+11% · 6→10y
Pennsylvania median $49,859
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$36,852
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
53.1%-29% · '97→'09
Pennsylvania median 66.1%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$13,166+100% · '97→'09
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
822+163% · '96→'09
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
92.3%-1% · '04→'09
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
—-12% · '01→'09
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$18,980+49% · '00→'09
out-of-state $18,980
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

4.3%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $13,166 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $40,770 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996–20092,192
2,19282519962009
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997–200950.7%
72%51%19972009
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2009$12,277
$12,277$6,12519972009
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 1997→2009-29%

Pittsburgh Technical College · completion · 150% fell

71.8% → 50.7%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 1996→2009+163%

Pittsburgh Technical College · undergrad enrollment rose

833 → 2,192

IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2009+49%

Pittsburgh Technical College · in-state tuition rose

$9,692 → $14,400

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2009+49%

Pittsburgh Technical College · out-of-state tuition rose

$9,692 → $14,400

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2009+100%

Pittsburgh Technical College · median debt rose

$6,125 → $12,277

PELL SHARE · 2008→2009-20%

Pittsburgh Technical College · pell share fell

70.3% → 56.2%

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Associate's Degree$65,25449 gradsComputer Programming.CIP 1102 · Associate's Degree$61,35124 gradsPrecision Metal Working.CIP 4805 · Associate's Degree$60,88433 gradsElectrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.CIP 1503 · Associate's Degree$59,71335 gradsComputer Engineering Technologies/Technicians.CIP 1512 · Associate's Degree$54,04765 gradsHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR).CIP 4702 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,5817 gradsPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.CIP 5139 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,18427 gradsPrecision Metal Working.CIP 4805 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,6898 gradsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians.CIP 1513 · Associate's Degree$49,33420 gradsHomeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other.CIP 4399 · Associate's Degree$44,61239 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.CIP 5109 · Associate's Degree$42,13625 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative Services.CIP 5107 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,31424 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Associate's Degree$37,41723 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative Services.CIP 5107 · Associate's Degree$35,3836 gradsHospitality Administration/Management.CIP 5209 · Associate's Degree$31,97814 gradsComputer Software and Media Applications.CIP 1108 · Associate's Degree$29,59961 gradsCulinary Arts and Related Services.CIP 1205 · Associate's Degree$28,37423 gradsSomatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services.CIP 5135 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$26,65614 grads
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

18 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

Computer Software and Media Applications.Associate's Degree$29,59961 gradsComputer Programming.Associate's Degree$61,35124 grads

PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12

Culinary Arts and Related Services.Associate's Degree$28,37423 grads

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15

Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Associate's Degree$54,04765 gradsElectrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Associate's Degree$59,71335 gradsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Associate's Degree$49,33420 grads

HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other.Associate's Degree$44,61239 grads

MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR).Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,5817 grads

PRECISION PRODUCTION · CIP 48

Precision Metal Working.Associate's Degree$60,88433 gradsPrecision Metal Working.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,6898 grads

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Associate's Degree$65,25449 gradsPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,18427 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.Associate's Degree$42,13625 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative Services.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,31424 gradsSomatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$26,65614 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative Services.Associate's Degree$35,3836 grads

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Business Administration, Management and Operations.Associate's Degree$37,41723 gradsHospitality Administration/Management.Associate's Degree$31,97814 grads
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Pittsburgh Technical College

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$325,090
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 9
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 9year 0year 39
Cost per year
$25,871
HS-only baseline · PA
$38,100
Years to complete
2
CIP family
15

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS

Same sector and degree mix in Pennsylvania

Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.

BRYN MAWR$46.8k

Harcum College

Private nonprofit · Predominantly associate's · 39% completion
WEST MIFFLIN$66.6k

Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics

Private nonprofit · Predominantly associate's · 59% completion
SCRANTON$55.2k

Johnson College

Private nonprofit · Predominantly associate's · 47% completion
JENKINTOWN$46.8k

Manor College

Private nonprofit · Predominantly associate's · 24% completion
PITTSBURGH$47.9k

Rosedale Technical College

Private nonprofit · Predominantly associate's · 80% completion
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

“Pittsburgh Technical College graduates earn $X” — not “Pittsburgh Technical College makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Pittsburgh Technical College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →