Alvernia University Trade Programs

Alvernia University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Reading, Pennsylvania. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Alvernia University?

Contact details for Alvernia are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	400 Saint Bernardine St, Reading, PA 19607-1799
Phone:	610-796-8200
Website:	www.alvernia.edu

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Can I Afford Alvernia?

During a recent academic cycle, part-time students at Alvernia paid $1,130 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$41,060	$41,060
Fees	$1,750	$1,750
Books and Supplies	$1,500	$1,500
On Campus Room and Board	$15,090	$15,090
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,500	$2,500

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Alvernia, approximately 95% of students took out student loans averaging $8,074 a year. That adds up to $32,296 over four years for those students.

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Alvernia University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,045 undergraduate students at Alvernia, with 1,655 being full-time and 390 being part-time.

There are also 515 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,655 full-time undergraduates at Alvernia, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Alvernia University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	28
Black or African American	173
Hispanic or Latino	216
White	1,084
International Students	44
Other Races/Ethnicities	110

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Alvernia University. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 9 countries are represented at Alvernia. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Turkey, Vietnam, and Dominican Republic.

Online Learning at Alvernia University

In 2022-2023, 861 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Alvernia has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 5th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Alvernia University Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	69	45	114
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	0	18	18
Radiologic Technology	12	0	12
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	5	0	5
Surgical Technology	3	0	3
TOTAL	89	63	152

Alvernia University Trades

In a recent academic period, Alvernia University awarded 304 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health Professions	0	0	20	0
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	69	45
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	18
Total	0	0	178	126

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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