Erie, Pennsylvania · Public

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College

Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 147 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

4.5% Program signal 147 Size proxy $24,558 Net price (all) $63,435 Median earnings

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Program snapshot

4.5% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.

This major

Program signal: 4.5%
Enrollment proxy: ~147
Schools with reported signal: 187

Admissions

Acceptance rate (school): 96.8%
Graduation rate: 43.6%

Cost

Avg net price (school): $24,558/yr
4-year cost (est.): $98,232
Median debt: $25,000

Outcomes

Median earnings 10y: $63,435/yr
ROI grade (school): C

College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.

Value among peer schools

Compared with 187 schools that report this field.

#166 of 187 on ROI Top 89% value

2.3× national avg concentration Bigger than 89% of programs

+$12,118 net price vs peer avg Peer avg: $12,440

+$16,286 earnings vs peer avg Peer avg: $47,149

This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.3x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($12,118 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($16,286 above). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 89% ROI position within this field set.

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Comparable programs

Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.

Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · 0.4% reported share · $1,406 net A+ Macomb Community College Warren, MI · 0.1% reported share · $1,618 net A+ Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan San Juan, PR · 4.4% reported share · $1,121 net A+ Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC · 0.3% reported share · $1,776 net A+

Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 0.6% reported share · $2,288 net A+ Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI · 0.5% reported share · $2,979 net A+

Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC · 0.9% reported share · $3,345 net A+ Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · 0.3% reported share · $4,128 net A+

Questions about this program

How big is the program signal?

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians accounts for 4.5% of reported programs at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College, which is bigger than 89% of schools in this field set and 2.3x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 147 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

How should I read the cost number?

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College's average net price is $24,558 per year, about $98,232 over four years. That is $12,118 above the $12,440 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.

Are the earnings major-specific?

No. The $63,435 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $16,286 above the $47,149 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.

What should I compare next?

Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College #166 of 187 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.