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    Colleges like Penn Commercial Business/Technical School: 10 similar schools

    The 10 colleges most similar to Penn Commercial Business/Technical School, ranked by shared features and how close their published figures are.

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    The colleges most similar to Penn Commercial Business/Technical School are Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown (enrollment 285 students, close to 265); Laurel Technical Institute (same control type (private for profit)); and Laurel Technical Institute (same control type (private for profit)). Penn Commercial Business/Technical School admits 56% of applicants and has an average net price of $19,175 a year; 3 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 3 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.

    The score is profile closeness out of 100; the order also counts shared features and location. How matches are scored

    Penn Commercial Business/Technical School 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 Penn Commercial Business/Technical School and its closest alternatives.
    CollegeStateAcceptance rateNet priceGraduation rateMedian earningsMatch score
    Penn Commercial Business/Technical SchoolPA55.8%$19,17590%$36,147This college
    Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-AllentownPANot reported$22,82880.2%$34,57973/100
    Laurel Technical InstitutePA85.3%$8,78680.7%$32,92563/100
    Laurel Technical InstitutePA76.9%$10,14576.8%$32,78262/100
    Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical InstitutePANot reported$22,95875.7%$34,57961/100
    South Hills School of Business & TechnologyPA97.3%$23,36968.7%$41,10057/100
    Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-LewisburgPANot reported$22,50169.2%$34,57957/100
    New Castle School of TradesPANot reported$10,35578%$48,76555/100
    Lansdale School of BusinessPANot reported$25,10177.8%$43,00752/100
    YTI Career Institute-YorkPANot reported$22,96442.2%$44,03740/100
    Lincoln Technical Institute-AllentownPANot reported$39,15363.2%$48,05240/100

    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 Penn Commercial Business/Technical School

    Ranked by similarity. Each card lists what the college shares with Penn Commercial Business/Technical School and where it differs.

    How the matches differ from Penn Commercial Business/Technical School

    • Graduation rates across the matches run from 42% (YTI Career Institute-York) to 81% (Laurel Technical Institute), against 90% at Penn Commercial Business/Technical School; 0 of 10 graduate a larger share of students.
    • Median earnings ten years after entry across the matches run from $32,782 (Laurel Technical Institute) to $48,765 (New Castle School of Trades), against $36,147 at Penn Commercial Business/Technical School; 5 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 265 students at Penn Commercial Business/Technical School; 6 of 10 are larger.
    • All 10 matches are in Pennsylvania, like Penn Commercial Business/Technical School.

    Questions about Penn Commercial Business/Technical School alternatives

    What colleges are similar to Penn Commercial Business/Technical School?

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

    Is Penn Commercial Business/Technical School hard to get into?

    Penn Commercial Business/Technical School admitted 56% of applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is moderately selective. 3 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.

    Which Penn Commercial Business/Technical School alternatives cost less?

    3 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Penn Commercial Business/Technical School ($19,175 a year), including Laurel Technical Institute ($8,786), Laurel Technical Institute ($10,145), and New Castle School of Trades ($10,355). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.

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