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Central Penn College is a for-profit regional college located in Summerdale, Pennsylvania. Central Penn College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Central Penn College is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $42,749 10 years after enrolling, 86th in Pennsylvania, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Central Penn College bachelor students earn 18% less than the national average.
Central Penn College’s median net annual cost of $19,065 and average years to graduate of 4.1 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 5 programs at Central Penn College sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Computer Science, Legal Professions and Studies, Other, Accounting - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$19,065
Average years to graduate
4.1
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Central Penn College - Business Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.1 years. 62% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Central Penn College is 4% lower than the state average, and 14% above the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Central Penn College, Pell Grant recipients represent 52% of the measured graduating class, 17% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Central Penn College graduates within 4.2 years.
Central Penn College is in the top 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Central Penn College’s economic mobility score of 12.47 is calculated by adjusting the 6.56 economic score of lower-income students by the 52% pell grant recipients within the student body. Central Penn College’s EMS of 12.47 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Central Penn College pays $19,065 a year, $9,765 less than the $28,830 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $19,065
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Central Penn College, 96% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $19,065 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 84% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,098. This is 30% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,648
Pell grants
$3,822
State grants
$3,748
Institutional grants
$4,172
Central Penn College offers 11 online bachelor programs, all of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Central Penn College offers 1 exclusively online program. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
12
Percentage of programs online
92%
Central Penn College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 89% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 247 applicants, of which 219 were admitted and 81 enrolled. Central Penn College doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
While Central Penn College has a recommended testing policy, their average test scores are not made public.
Full time
25%
83%
Female
63%
59%
First time
33%
59%
In-state
90%
68%
1st generation
51%
35%
White
57%
52%
Black
15%
14%
Hispanic
16%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
8%
12%