Pace Institute

Location and Contact Information

606 Court St
Reading, PA 19601-3542
USA
Main Tel: (610) 375-1212
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Pace Institute is a 2-year, private institute located in Reading, Pennsylvania. The institute was founded in 1977 as a training division of the Professional Practice Management Association, a Reading -based consulting organization. The school currently offers special interest classes, 30 career programs and specialized associate’s degree programs. Students are offered diploma programs in diverse fields of study, including legal and medical secretary programs, computer applications specialization and customer service & word processing.

Various programs and social events are organized at Pace Institute throughout the school year. It also offers financial assistance to eligible students.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in office and administration, business and management, hospitality, law, and engineering.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Racially diverse student body.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Weekend study is an option.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 7,465
Books and supplies$ 820

Financial Aid

Pace Institute participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 100% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant100%$5,689
Institutional Grant  
Federal Grant89%$4,201
Pell Grant89%$4,098
Other Federal Grant30%$307
State or Local Grant38%$5,053

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan100%$7,319
Federal Loan100%$7,319
Other Loan  

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate609
1-2 year certificate258
2-4 year degree54

Students

Student enrollment was 274 in 2009-2010 (278 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 55% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (22 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Fashion Merchandising

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

  • Computer Programming/Programmer

ENGINEERING (8 awarded)

  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

HOSPITALITY (6 awarded)

  • Tourism and Travel Services Management

LAW (10 awarded)

  • Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (22 awarded)

  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (17 awarded)

  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
  • Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry
  • Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications