PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY F-16

One College Ave.
Williamsport, PA 17701-5778
Tel: (570)326-3761
Admissions: (570)327-4761
Fax: (570)321-5551
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.pct.edu/

Description:

State-related, 4-year, coed. Administratively affiliated with Pennsylvania State University. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1965. Setting: 958-acre small town campus. Endowment: $602,752. Educational spending 2003-04: $4738 per student. Total enrollment: 6,358. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 18:1. 5,014 applied, 93% were admitted. 7% from top 10% of their high school class, 18% from top quarter, 44% from top half. Full-time: 5,365 students, 30% women, 70% men. Part-time: 993 students, 60% women, 40% men. Students come from 32 states and territories, 19 other countries, 8% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 3% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.5% international, 19% 25 or older, 23% live on campus, 4% transferred in. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: engineering/engineering technologies; health professions and related sciences; business/marketing. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Lycoming College, Pennsylvania State University. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for some programs. Options: Peterson's Universal Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Required for some: SAT. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadlines: 7/1, 7/1 for nonresidents, 7/1 for early decision.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50. State resident tuition: $8100 full-time, $270 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $10,560 full-time, $352 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $1380 full-time, $46 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program. College room and board: $5132. College room only: $3832. Room and board charges vary according to board plan, housing facility, and location.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 50 open to all; local fraternities. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Resident Hall Association (RHA), Wildcats Event Board (WEB), Phi Beta Lambda, Early Educators. Major annual events: Fall Visitation Days, Career Days, Welcome Day. Student services: personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. 1,472 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Option: coed housing available. Penn College Library plus 1 other with 96,281 books, 12,631 microform titles, 9,118 serials, 13,625 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $1.6 million. 1,400 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

The main campus is in Williamsport, a city known internationally as the home of Little League Baseball. Williamsport (population 32,500) is the seat of Lycoming County (population 121,000); it offers the advantages of a city situated in a rural environment. The surrounding area is an outdoor-lovers' paradise, with hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, backpacking, and more, just minutes from downtown.