Penn Commercial Business/Technical School
Acceptance rate
55.8%
2025
Peer median 75.2%
Tuition per year
$13,654
$21,754 with room and board
Peer median $16,071
Undergraduates
265
Student-faculty ratio 9:1
Peer median 16 : 1
Graduation rate
72.7%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 72.7%
Peer median 56.2%
“Peers” are all 108 private associate's colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private for-profit, 2-year
- Location
- Washington, Pennsylvania
- Website
- www.penncommercial.edu
- Undergraduates
- 265
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Suburb of a large city
- Nearest major city
- Pittsburgh, about 25 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), about 20 mi
- Also known as
- Penn Commercial Inc.
- Academic calendar
- Quarter
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Robert S. Bazant (Owner/President)
- Phone
- 7242225330
- City
- Washington, Pennsylvania
- Address
- 242 Oak Spring Road, Washington, PA 15301-6822
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 75.2% · all 108 private associate's colleges in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 74.6%, women 76.0%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 6 in 10
197 applicants in 2025, 55.8% admitted
110 admitted 87 not admitted Yield 55.5%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician. | $46,908 |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other. | - |
Students
265 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 46:54 · Freshman retention 83.3%
- Continuing undergraduates 121
- First-year undergraduates 61
- Transfers and others 83
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (265)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 108 private associate's colleges in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$21,754
- Undergraduate tuition
- $13,654
- Room and board
- $8,100
Peer median tuition + room and board $24,872 · all 108 private associate's colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose -39% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 19%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$5.2M
Expenses$5.1M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 108 private associate's colleges in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Washington and Jefferson CollegeWashington · 0.8 mi
Liberal Arts #91
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Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh · 21.8 mi
U.S. News #156
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Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township · 23.4 mi
U.S. News #219
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University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh · 23.5 mi
U.S. News #59
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Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh · 23.9 mi
U.S. News #14
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Chatham UniversityPittsburgh · 24.7 mi
U.S. News #236
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West Virginia UniversityMorgantown · 40.8 mi
U.S. News #227
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Kent State University at KentKent · 88.2 mi
U.S. News #236
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College of WoosterWooster · 99.1 mi
Liberal Arts #91
Peer median 0.0 · all 108 private associate's colleges in the U.S.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.