Central Penn College

Central Penn College is a private for-profit college in Summerdale, PA. Its average net price is $15,056 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$12,078
$30,001 to $48,000$16,600
$48,001 to $75,000$14,062
$75,001 to $110,000$16,353
$110,001 and up$20,067
$20,430Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$20,430Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$15,056Average Net Price
$8,115Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$2,000Books and Supplies
$2,000Other Expenses
60.5%Students on Pell Grants
71.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

18.5%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$44,610
8 years after entry$47,338
10 years after entry$50,822
52.9%Graduation Rate
64.7%Retention Rate
$15,044Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Summerdale, PALocation
Large suburbSetting
662Undergraduate Enrollment
Private for-profitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,909 n=104$40,550 Small program - rough guide n=87
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$44,020 Small program - rough guide n=38Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
Legal Professions and Studies, Other$44,440 National median for this major n=502Not published
Registered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published

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