by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Pittsburgh Technical College was awarded 35 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is computer & information sciences.
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College Factual ranked Pittsburgh Technical College as #872 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Pittsburgh Technical College held the #958 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Pittsburgh Technical College is also ranked #47 out of 109 schools in Pennsylvania.
If you are worried about getting into Pittsburgh Technical College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Pittsburgh Technical College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Pittsburgh Technical College is 49%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Pittsburgh Technical College is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,559 undergraduates at Pittsburgh Technical College with 1,330 being full-time and 229 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $23,314 | $23,690 | $25,840 | $29,621 | $31,460 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Pittsburgh Technical College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Pittsburgh Technical College, approximately 86% of students took out student loans averaging $8,532 a year. That adds up to $34,128 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Pittsburgh Technical College is 16.1%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
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Contact details for Pittsburgh Technical College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1111 Mckee Road, Oakdale, PA 15071 |
| Phone: | 412-809-5100 |
| Website: | www.ptcollege.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 33 | NA |
| Computer Engineering Technology | 13 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 0 | NA |
| Computer Software & Applications | 0 | NA |
| Computer Programming | 0 | NA |
| Drafting & Design Engineering Technology | 0 | NA |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 0 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 0 | NA |
| Hospitality Management | 0 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 0 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 402 students took at least one online class at Pittsburgh Technical College. This is a decrease from the 415 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 402 | 209 |
| 2019-2020 | 415 | 231 |
| 2018-2019 | 431 | 211 |
| 2017-2018 | 409 | 160 |
| 2016-2017 | 312 | 190 |
Learn more about online learning at Pittsburgh Technical College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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