Community colleges in Pennsylvania
The College Scorecard lists 18 public colleges that mostly award associate degrees in Pennsylvania, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 81,594 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $9,221 a year, higher than the $7,415 median for community colleges nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $45,834 at the median institution, about the same as the $44,632 median for community colleges nationwide. The median graduation rate is 27.8%.
Open in the dashboardSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Schools
18
UndergraduatesiUndergraduate degree-seeking enrollment.
81,594
Median net priceiAverage yearly cost for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, after grants and scholarships. The figure here is the median across schools.
$9,221
U.S.: $7,415
Median earnings, 10 yrsiMedian earnings of former students who received federal aid, 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled. The figure here is the median across institutions (branch campuses count once).
$45,834
U.S.: $44,632
Median debtiMedian federal student-loan balance of graduates. Excludes Parent PLUS and private loans. The figure here is the median across institutions (branch campuses count once).
$12,500
U.S.: $10,500
Median grad rateiShare of full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time (6 years for a 4-year degree, 3 years for a 2-year degree). The figure here is the median across schools.
27.8%
U.S.: 34.4%
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Each dot is one school. Dashed lines mark the median for Pennsylvania. Showing 17 of 18 community colleges in Pennsylvania; schools missing either value are left out.
All 18 community colleges in Pennsylvania
| Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | 11,948 | $11,751 | $4,692 | $12,804 | $44,885 | $14,750 | 22.8% | 59.9% |
| Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | 9,544 | $9,510 | $4,962 | $12,943 | $43,286 | $12,500 | 26.2% | 62.7% |
| Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg | 9,533 | $10,627 | $7,193 | $13,740 | $45,834 | $16,670 | 20.8% | 53.9% |
| Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem | 7,667 | $12,119 | $5,850 | $15,990 | $45,789 | $12,000 | 19.1% | 63.6% |
| Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell | 7,301 | $9,221 | $6,900 | $17,760 | $50,286 | $13,251 | 28.0% | 67.1% |
| Delaware County Community College Media | 6,861 | $6,983 | $7,020 | $15,780 | $50,332 | $13,500 | 23.2% | 59.5% |
| Bucks County Community College Newtown | 5,289 | $5,431 | $5,683 | $13,963 | $53,416 | $14,250 | 30.6% | 75.1% |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport | 4,464 | $24,761 | $18,690 | $26,640 | $57,348 | $20,000 | 50.8% | 80.5% |
| Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville | 4,148 | $6,022 | $5,616 | $14,048 | $46,873 | $12,000 | 36.8% | 59.0% |
| Reading Area Community College Reading | 3,703 | $8,115 | $6,630 | $12,840 | $45,376 | $10,450 | 34.7% | 65.6% |
| Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke | 3,317 | $10,437 | $7,350 | $17,310 | $45,027 | $10,000 | 21.2% | 59.9% |
| Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood | 2,441 | $6,175 | $6,018 | $14,424 | $42,418 | $12,000 | 27.5% | 66.9% |
| Butler County Community College Butler | 1,789 | $7,540 | $6,210 | $12,300 | $44,291 | $10,572 | 36.7% | 64.8% |
| Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Lancaster | 1,446 | $10,665 | $9,050 | $9,050 | $56,469 | $10,803 | 63.5% | 75.2% |
| Community College of Beaver County Monaca | 1,247 | $10,233 | $7,710 | $21,240 | $48,818 | $13,000 | 26.3% | 53.7% |
| Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Johnstown | 788 | $6,279 | $7,320 | $13,740 | $40,269 | $10,597 | 40.1% | 58.6% |
| Northern Pennsylvania Regional College Warren | 75 | n/a | $4,440 | $8,880 | n/a | n/a | 0.0% | 25.0% |
| University of Pittsburgh-Titusville Titusville | 33 | $4,819 | $12,132 | $22,528 | $73,113 | $23,000 | 42.9% | 61.5% |
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Quick facts: community colleges in Pennsylvania
- How many community colleges are in Pennsylvania?
- The College Scorecard lists 18 public colleges that mostly award associate degrees in Pennsylvania.
- What do community colleges in Pennsylvania cost?
- Across the 17 schools that report it, the median average net price is $9,221 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $4,819 at University of Pittsburgh-Titusville to $24,761 at Pennsylvania College of Technology.
- Which community colleges in Pennsylvania have the lowest average net price?
- By reported average net price: University of Pittsburgh-Titusville ($4,819), Bucks County Community College ($5,431), Lehigh Carbon Community College ($6,022), Westmoreland County Community College ($6,175), and Pennsylvania Highlands Community College ($6,279).
- How much is in-state and out-of-state tuition at community colleges in Pennsylvania?
- The median published in-state tuition is $6,765 a year, and the median out-of-state tuition is $14,006. Many students pay less than published tuition after aid.
- How much do former students of community colleges in Pennsylvania earn?
- At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $45,834 10 years after starting college (17 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at University of Pittsburgh-Titusville ($73,113), Pennsylvania College of Technology ($57,348), and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology ($56,469).
- What is the graduation rate at community colleges in Pennsylvania?
- The median graduation rate is 27.8%, across 18 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
- How much student debt do graduates of community colleges in Pennsylvania have?
- The median institution's graduates leave with $12,500 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
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How these numbers work
This page includes public colleges that mostly award associate degrees, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.