PENNSYLVANIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY N-25

800 Manchester Ave.
Media, PA 19063-4098
Tel: (610)892-1500; 800-422-0025; Admissions: (610)892-1550; Fax: (610)892-1510; E-mail: info@pit.edu; Web Site: http://www.pit.edu/

Description: Independent, 2-year, specialized, coed. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1953. Setting: 12-acre small town campus with easy access to Philadelphia. Total enrollment: 282. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 14:1. 323 applied, 53% were admitted. Full-time: 168 students, 24% women, 76% men. Part-time: 114 students, 59% women, 41% men. Students come from 3 states and territories, 0% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 36% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 51% 25 or older. Retention: 56% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs.

Entrance Requirements: Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview. Recommended: essay. Required for some: 2 recommendations. Placement: SAT I or ACT recommended. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 8/1. Notification: continuous until 9/1.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. Tuition: $9000 full-time, $300 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $330 full-time, $11 per credit part-time. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Major annual events: Spring Open House, Holiday Party. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. College housing not available. Pennsylvania Institute of Technology Library/Learning Resource Center with 16,500 books, 217 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 85 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.