Penn Commercial Business/Technical School
Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
Graduation rate: 90% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of the normal time (CollegesRef 2026–27 edition). 83.3% return for a second year. Median earnings: $36,147 a year for former students who received federal aid, ten years after they started college.
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School has 5 programs with reported graduate earnings. The highest is Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (certificate), where graduates earn a median $55,358 four years after finishing, against $56,821 for the same field nationally.
Federal data from IPEDS and the U.S. College Scorecard, not student reviews.
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Transfer-out rate
First-time, full-time students who transferred to another college
Median earnings
$36,147
Former students who received federal aid
What Penn Commercial Business/Technical School graduates earn against what they borrow and what the degree costs after grants.
| Latest official data | This college | Similar colleges |
|---|---|---|
| Median earningsFormer students, 10 years after startingSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data | $36,147 | $33,458 |
| Typical federal debtGraduates who borrowed; about $108 a month on a 10-year planSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data | $9,500 | $9,833 |
| Years to pay back4 years of average net price ($19,175 a year), paid with 10% of median earningsSource: U.S. College Scorecard, latest data | 21.2 years | 21.4 years |
Similar colleges: the median of 54 private for-profit certificate schools in Pennsylvania with the same figures reported. Payback is illustrative: it ignores interest, taxes and living costs, and earnings vary by major. Check a loan payment against earnings.
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, latest data
Median earnings of graduates who received federal aid, one and four years after finishing, and the median federal loan debt they borrowed at Penn Commercial Business/Technical School. The field median is the middle value for the same field and credential across every college that reports it. 6 more programs have too few graduates for earnings to be published.
Highest-earning programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | 9 | $46,908 | $45,920 | $61,02725% below | N/A |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | 1 | $35,322 | N/A | $42,27216% below | N/A |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | 35 | $51,105 | $55,358 | $56,8213% below | $15,039 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | 27 | $46,291 | $49,496 | $64,69323% below | $9,413 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | 89 | $26,021 | $32,158 | $25,01229% above | $8,443 |
Careers linked to the programs Penn Commercial Business/Technical School reports, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for the whole occupation, not for this college's graduates.
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