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    The 10 colleges most similar to Laurel Technical Institute, ranked by shared features and how close their published figures are.

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    The colleges most similar to Laurel Technical Institute are New Castle School of Trades (graduation rate 78%, close to 81%); Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown (same Carnegie classification); and Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg (enrollment 126 students, close to 163). Laurel Technical Institute admits 85% of applicants and has an average net price of $8,786 a year; 0 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 1 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.

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    Laurel Technical Institute vs. its top 10 alternatives

    Acceptance rate, average net price per year after grants, six-year graduation rate, median earnings ten years after entry and profile match score for Laurel Technical Institute and its closest alternatives.
    CollegeStateAcceptance rateNet priceGraduation rateMedian earningsMatch score
    Laurel Technical InstitutePA85.3%$8,78680.7%$32,925This college
    New Castle School of TradesPANot reported$10,35578%$48,76568/100
    Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-AllentownPANot reported$22,82880.2%$34,57968/100
    Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-LewisburgPANot reported$22,50169.2%$34,57964/100
    Penn Commercial Business/Technical SchoolPA55.8%$19,17590%$36,14763/100
    Lansdale School of BusinessPANot reported$25,10177.8%$43,00760/100
    South Hills School of Business & TechnologyPA97.3%$23,36968.7%$41,10057/100
    Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical InstitutePANot reported$22,95875.7%$34,57957/100
    Lincoln Technical Institute-AllentownPANot reported$39,15363.2%$48,05246/100
    YTI Career Institute-YorkPANot reported$22,96442.2%$44,03730/100
    ETI Technical CollegeOHNot reported$14,19877.8%$40,15579/100

    Net price is the average yearly cost after grants; graduation rate is within six years; earnings are ten years after entry. Match score is profile closeness out of 100. “Not reported” means the college sent no figure to the U.S. Department of Education.

    Top 10 alternatives to Laurel Technical Institute

    Ranked by similarity. Each card lists what the college shares with Laurel Technical Institute and where it differs.

    How the matches differ from Laurel Technical Institute

    • Graduation rates across the matches run from 42% (YTI Career Institute-York) to 90% (Penn Commercial Business/Technical School), against 81% at Laurel Technical Institute; 1 of 10 graduate a larger share of students.
    • Median earnings ten years after entry across the matches run from $34,579 (Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown) to $48,765 (New Castle School of Trades), against $32,925 at Laurel Technical Institute; 10 of 10 report higher earnings.
    • Enrollment sizes across the matches run from 93 students (Lansdale School of Business) to 700 students (New Castle School of Trades), against 163 students at Laurel Technical Institute; 8 of 10 are larger.
    • 9 of 10 matches are in Pennsylvania; the others are in OH.

    Questions about Laurel Technical Institute alternatives

    What colleges are similar to Laurel Technical Institute?

    The closest matches to Laurel Technical Institute are New Castle School of Trades, Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown, Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg, Penn Commercial Business/Technical School, and Lansdale School of Business. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.

    Is Laurel Technical Institute hard to get into?

    Laurel Technical Institute admitted 85% of applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 1 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.

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