Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center

Altoona, PA · Public · www.gactc.edu/ ↗

Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center is a public college in Altoona, Pennsylvania, located in a small city. It enrolls 220 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards certificates. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Dental Support Services and Allied Professions; Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants; and Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR).

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
220
Similar schools: 878
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$11,126
Similar schools: $8,761
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$41,029
Similar schools: $42,807
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$8,966
Similar schools: $9,750

What the data shows about Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center

Comparisons below use the medians for the 662 public schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $11,126 a year, higher than the $8,761 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $41,029, about the same as the $42,807 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $8,966 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,750).