Venango County
Area Vocational Technical School
Public College in Oil City, PA. Median 10-year earnings $38,161.
Students who entered Venango County Area Vocational Technical School reach a median of $38,161 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Median debt at graduation is $13,500, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Selectivity is real here: only 38% of applicants are offered a place. With 130 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. Yield is high — 74% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Academics
This institution reports no six-year graduation rate. The federal measure only follows first-time, full-time students, so schools built around part-time or transfer enrollment often fall outside it entirely. 46% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. A 14:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a public short-program institution, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. At 65 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 65 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $14,131 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Income makes less difference than usual: $13,102 at $0–30k, $18,893 at $110k+. About 78% get grants averaging $9,039, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 92% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 · 28 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 | $13,102 |
| $30–48k | $14,627 |
| $48–75k | $15,651 |
| $75–110k | $19,880 |
| $110k+ | $18,893 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 60 of these 65 students, totalling $533,690 — an average of $8,895 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Venango County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026