Penn Commercial

Location and Contact Information

242 Oak Spring Road
Washington, PA 15301-6822
USA
Main Tel: (724) 222-5330
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in mechanics and repair, computer science and engineering, therapy and counseling, and construction trades.
  • High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 20,000
Books and supplies$ 1,750

Financial Aid

Penn Commercial participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 86% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant53%$1,856
Institutional Grant12%$1,286
Federal Grant42%$1,116
Pell Grant41%$1,041
Other Federal Grant10%$400
State or Local Grant31%$1,216

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan74%$2,212
Federal Loan74%$2,167
Other Loan2%$2,000

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

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Penn Commercial:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Delta School of Business and TechnologyLake Charles, LA328
2MTI CollegeSacramento, CA636
3Consolidated School of BusinessLancaster, PA137
4Centura College - ChesapeakeChesapeake, VA158
5Draughons Junior College IncNashville, TN444
6Central Baptist CollegeConway, AR559
7Centura College - RichmondRichmond, VA197
8Mt Sierra CollegeMonrovia, CA460
9Utica School of CommerceUtica, NY414
10Draughons Junior CollegeBowling Green, KY431

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate948
1-2 year certificate586
< 1 year certificate41

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  15

Students

Student enrollment was 405 in 2009-2010 (514 full-time equivalent).

About 36% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 64% of the class.

Students under 25 years old represent 53% of the student body. About 17% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men80%
Women85%
All83%

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 (14 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (13 awarded)

  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (18 awarded)

  • Electrician

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (11 awarded)

  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician

LAW (2 awarded)

  • Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (23 awarded)

  • Heating/AC/Ventilation/Refrig Maint Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (4 awarded)

  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (45 awarded)

  • Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
  • Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (3 awarded)

  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
  • Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (23 awarded)

  • Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage