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Perry Technical Institute Data & Information Overview

This overview covers the essential stats on Perry Technical Institute, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more. Want to know more about a specific stat? Just click on its tile, and you’ll go to a page that goes more in-depth on that subject. You can also use the links below to go directly to any section on this page.

How Well Is Perry Technical Institute Ranked?

Electronics Maintenance & Repair Highest Ranked Major

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Perry Tech was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Perry Tech?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Perry Technical Institute has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.

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Perry Technical Institute Faculty

16 to 1 Student to Faculty
91% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, Perry Technical Institute is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Perry Technical Institute is 91%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  91 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Perry Technical Institute

87% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

Perry Technical Institute has a freshmen retention rate of 87%. 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.

Freshmen Retention Rate  87 out of 100
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Perry Technical Institute Undergraduate Student Diversity

881 Full-Time Undergraduates
57.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
17.3% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 881 full-time undergraduates at Perry Tech.

How Much Does Perry Technical Institute Cost?

$20,917 Net Price
93% Take Out Loans
$21,736 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Perry Tech is $20,917. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Perry Tech

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$17,842$18,540$21,937$23,266$26,216

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 Perry Tech, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Perry Tech, approximately 93% of students took out student loans averaging $5,434 a year. That adds up to $21,736 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do Perry Tech Graduates Make?

$57,764 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Perry Tech make around $57,764 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for Perry Tech students since it is 17% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year.

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Location of Perry Technical Institute

Washington State
881 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
Perry Technical Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Yakima, Washington. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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Contact details for Perry Tech are given below.

Contact Details
Address:2011 W Washington Ave., Yakima, WA 98903-1296
Phone:509-453-0374
Website:www.perrytech.edu/

Perry Technical Institute Majors

13 Majors With Completions
979 Undergraduate Degrees
1,038 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 13 majors graduated from Perry Technical Institute. Of these students, 979 received undergraduate degrees and 1,038 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers72NA
Electromechanical Engineering Technology61NA
Electronics Maintenance & Repair38NA
Ground Transportation38NA
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair37NA
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration33NA
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services31NA
Precision Metal Working31NA
Plumbing & Water Supply30NA
Agricultural Mechanization26NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Perry Technical Institute along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Perry Tech

11% Take At Least One Class Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2022-2023, 94 students took at least one online class at Perry Technical Institute. This is an increase from the 82 students who took online classes the previous year.

YearTook at Least One Online ClassTook All Classes Online
2022-2023940
2021-2022820
2020-2021820
2018-201900

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Notes and References

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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