Central Penn College Trade Programs

Central Penn College is a private for-profit institution situated in Summerdale, Pennsylvania. The suburban atmosphere of Summerdale makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

Where Is Central Penn College?

Contact details for Central Penn are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	600 Valley Road, Summerdale, PA 17093-0309
Phone:	800-759-2727
Website:	www.centralpenn.edu

Request Information

Can I Afford Central Penn?

During a recent academic cycle, part-time students at Central Penn paid $509 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	$18,324	$18,324
Fees	$1,080	$1,080
Books and Supplies	$1,500	$1,500
On Campus Room and Board	$7,416	$7,416
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,000	$2,000

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 Central Penn, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $8,363 a year. That adds up to $33,452 over four years for those students.

Explore Best Ranked Schools for You

Central Penn College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 941 undergraduate students at Central Penn, with 225 being full-time and 716 being part-time.

There are also 22 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 225 full-time undergraduates at Central Penn, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Central Penn College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	126
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Central Penn College. At this time, 7 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 10 countries are represented at Central Penn. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, China, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Online Learning at Central Penn College

There are 24 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at Central Penn. In 2022-2023, 709 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 12th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Central Penn College Trade School Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Physical Therapy Assistant	0	46	0	0	46
Medical/Clinical Assistant	0	17	12	0	29
Occupational Therapist Assistant	0	25	0	0	25
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	15	0	0	0	15
Health Care Management	0	0	0	14	14
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	7	0	0	0	7
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	0	0	0	2	2
Radiologic Technology	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	22	88	12	16	138

Central Penn College Trades

In a recent academic period, Central Penn College awarded 276 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 & Medical Assisting Services	0	12	88	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	7	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	15	0	0	14
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	2
Total	44	24	176	32

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.