Lancaster County
Career and Technology Center
Public Community College in Willow Street, PA. Six-year graduation rate 91%. Median 10-year earnings $44,566.
Ten years after entry, the median Lancaster County Career and Technology Center student earns $44,566 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. 91% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here. Graduates leave owing a median of $15,250 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.34 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ Graduation rate 91% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
91% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. First-year retention of 81% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. The 24:1 student-faculty ratio is high, so large classes and limited faculty contact should be the expectation. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor. The undergraduate body is just 380, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 380 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $17,556 annually once grants are applied. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($17,185 versus $20,882), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. About 70% get grants averaging $6,412, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 74% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 38 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $17,185 |
| $30–48k | $18,146 |
| $48–75k | $16,146 |
| $75–110k | $22,146 |
| $110k+ | $20,882 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 280 of these 380 students, totalling $1,748,439 — an average of $6,244 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Lancaster County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality (Other - Provide unlisted or multiple justifications); School has an accreditation issue
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)