Pittsburgh Technical College
Private Community College in Oakdale, PA. Six-year graduation rate 52%.
Six-year completion sits at 52%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. It also moves people — 2.2% of students climb from the bottom fifth of the income distribution to the top.
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 52%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention of 92% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. At 12:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Net price lands at $26,196 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $21,690 at the $0–30k band to $30,726 at $110k+. Most students get help: 100% receive grants worth $7,690 on average. Borrowing is widespread: 72% take federal loans.
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 | $21,690 |
| $30–48k | $22,588 |
| $48–75k | $25,871 |
| $75–110k | $28,656 |
| $110k+ | $30,726 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Allegheny County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026