Perry Technical Institute

Yakima, WA · Private nonprofit · www.perrytech.edu/ ↗

Perry Technical Institute is a private nonprofit college in Yakima, Washington, set in a small city. It mostly awards certificates and has 1,072 undergraduate degree-seeking students. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Electrical and Power Transmission Installers, Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians, and Ground Transportation.

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

Perry Technical Institute at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
1,072
Similar schools: 130
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$21,006
Similar schools: $20,834
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$65,607
Similar schools: $44,255
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$12,372
Similar schools: $9,500

What the data shows about Perry Technical Institute

Comparisons below use the medians for the 175 private nonprofit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $21,006 a year, about the same as the $20,834 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $65,607, higher than the $44,255 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $12,372 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,500).