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CPI was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
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When it comes to admittance, Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 83%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
At CPI, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 10 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology has a freshmen retention rate of 78%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 113 undergraduates at CPI with 92 being full-time and 21 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,471 | $5,827 | $7,511 | $10,397 | $15,395 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CPI, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 CPI, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $8,198 a year. That adds up to $32,792 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for CPI are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 540 N Harrison Rd, Pleasant Gap, PA 16823 |
| Phone: | 814-359-2793 |
| Website: | www.cpi.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 68 | NA |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance | 17 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 10 | NA |
| Environmental Control Technology | 8 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 8 | NA |
| Cosmetology | 7 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 7 | NA |
| Energy Systems Technologies | 4 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 4 | NA |
| Mining & Petroleum Technology | 3 | NA |
Footnotes
*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.
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