unitid 383367 · Altoona, PA · public less-than-2-year · city (small)
Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center
- enrollment 2023
- 230
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public less-than-2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
220
76th pctl among public less-than-2-years
Pell share
52%
undergrads on Pell grants
68th pctl among public less-than-2-years
completion
68%
finish within 150% time
27th pctl among public less-than-2-years
sticker cost / yr
not reported
avg net price / yr
$12,419
after aid, aided students
46th pctl among public less-than-2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$38,008
after entry, Title IV students
40th pctl among public less-than-2-years
median grad debt
$9,500
56th pctl among public less-than-2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $9,019 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public less-than-2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k33%
- 30-48k18%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $24,716
- First-generation students
- 57%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,700
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 63 | — | $17,867 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 21 | — | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 17 | — | — |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). | 12 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 6 | $41,501 | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 6 | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 2 | — | — |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 1 | — | — |
| Woodworking. | 1 | — | — |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other. | 0 | — | — |
| Computer Programming. | 0 | — | — |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 0 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.