Pennsylvania Institute of Technology

800 Manchester Ave, Media, PA, 19063-4098
Tel: (610)565-7900
Private not-for-profit | 915 students
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COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Pennsylvania Institute of Technology serves 915 students (92% of students are full-time).
  • The school's student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the college average of 21:1.
  • Minority enrollment is 82% of the student body.
  • Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is one of 6 community colleges within Delaware County, PA.

School Overview:
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
Community College Avg.
Institution Level At least 2 but less than 4 years At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control Private not-for-profit Public
Instructional Staff Total
(research/public service staff included)		 72 staff 63 staff
Student Body
Total Enrollment 915 students 1,418 students
Student / Staff Ratio 1:13 1:21
# Full-Time Students		 838 students 1,262 students
# Part-Time Students		 77 students 1,508 students
 
% American Indian/Alaskan		 - 1%
% Asian		 3% 2%
% Hawaiian		 - 1%
% Hispanic		 7% 6%
% Black		 71% 15%
% White		 18% 62%
% Two or more races		 1% 2%
 
Finances and Admission
In-State Tuition Fees
(2010-11)		 $10,800 $4,485
 
Out-State Tuition Fees
(2010-11)		 $10,800 $8,679
 

School Notes:

  • The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology was founded in April 1953 by Walter R. Garrison, a practicing engineer. He recognized the need for practicing engineers to perform stress analysis in the aircraft and civil/architectural fields. An office and classroom were secured in Upper Darby, PA, and classes began in mathematics, stress analysis and other technical subjects. By 1962 students and classes had outgrown those rented facilities and P.I.T. purchased larger facilities in Upper Darby. P.I.T. remained in Upper Darby for almost 20 years until the growth of the programs and students necessitated a move in 1982 to today's lovely, spacious, 14 acre Rose Valley campus. P.I.T. recently renovated nine classrooms to accommodate the addition of its Allied Health division.
  • P.I.T. offers two-year Associate's Degrees in technical, business and medical programs which prepare students for immediate entry into the workforce or transfer to a four-year college or university. In addition, P.I.T. offers an Accelerated Business degree that can be completed within one year via both “brick and click.”
  • Degree and Certificate programs at P.I.T. are recognized, supported, and developed with the help of business, industry, and other institutions. P.I.T. offers students nine Associate's Degree programs and a number of certificate programs in Engineering Technology, Allied Health, Information Technology and Business.
  • The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. It also is approved as a two-year College by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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