Peirce College Trade Programs

Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Peirce College is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Peirce College?

Contact details for Peirce are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1608 Walnut St., Suite 1900, Philadelphia, PA 19103-5443
Phone:	888-467-3472
Website:	www.peirce.edu

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Can I Afford Peirce?

During a recent academic cycle, part-time students at Peirce paid $600 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	$14,400	$14,400
Fees	$660	$660
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Peirce, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $11,824 a year. That adds up to $47,296 over four years for those students.

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Peirce College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 947 undergraduate students at Peirce, with 225 being full-time and 722 being part-time.

There are also 99 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 225 full-time undergraduates at Peirce, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	8
Black or African American	95
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	52
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Peirce College. At this time, 3 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 8 countries are represented at Peirce. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Sierra Leone, China, and Kazakhstan.

Online Learning at Peirce College

There are 39 bachelor’s degree and 12 master’s degree programs available online at Peirce. In 2022-2023, 856 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Peirce 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.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Peirce majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Health Care Management	9%
Health Information Management	33%
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	4%
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	10%

Peirce College Trade School Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Health Care Management	0	0	27	27
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	0	23	0	23
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	20	0	0	20
Health Information Management	0	0	3	3
TOTAL	20	23	30	73

Peirce College Trades

In a recent academic period, Peirce College awarded 146 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
Health & Medical Administrative Services	20	0	23	30
Total	40	0	46	60

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
• Image Credit: By BotMultichillT under License

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