Penn Commercial Business/Technical School

Washington, PA · Private for-profit · www.penncommercial.edu/ ↗

Penn Commercial Business/Technical School is a private for-profit college in Washington, Pennsylvania, set in a large suburb. It mostly awards certificates and has 265 undergraduate degree-seeking students. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services; Ground Transportation; and Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.

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

Penn Commercial Business/Technical School at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
265
Similar schools: 127
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$19,175
Similar schools: $20,499
Admit rateiShare of applicants who get accepted. Lower = more selective.
55.8%
Similar schools: 89.8%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$36,147
Similar schools: $32,752
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$9,500
Similar schools: $9,498

What the data shows about Penn Commercial Business/Technical School

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,749 private for-profit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $19,175 a year, lower than the $20,499 median for similar schools. It admits 55.8% of applicants, lower than the 89.8% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $36,147, higher than the $32,752 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $9,500 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,498).