CTI vs. LCCC

Commonwealth Technical Institute vs. Lehigh Carbon Community College comparison

	Commonwealth Technical Institute	Lehigh Carbon Community College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	CTI	LCCC
Location	Johnstown, PA	Schnecksville, PA
Setting	Small Suburban	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	94	6,242
Type	Private 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	hgac.org	lccc.edu
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Costs	CTI	LCCC
Tuition (In State)	$7,564	$3,660
Tuition (Out of State)	$7,564	$10,980
Room & Board	$9,028	$10,800
Avg Net Price	$13,619	$10,559
Avg Grant Aid	$7,451	$6,334
% Receiving Grant Aid	59%	77%

Admission	CTI	LCCC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Application Deadline		Jul 7, 2025

Academics	CTI	LCCC
Student to Faculty Ratio	4:1	19:1
Popular Majors	Construction Trades (23%) Business (22%) Health Professions (20%) Personal and Culinary Services (14%) Engineering Technology (9%)	Health Professions (23%) Education (16%) Business (16%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (11%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (7%)
Outcomes	CTI	LCCC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$15,100	$35,400
Making Student Loan Payments	-	48%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$10,768
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$111

Diversity	CTI	LCCC
% Men	77%	36%
% Women	23%	64%
Racial Diversity	Low	Medium
HBCU	No	No
% White	73%	63%
% Black	8%	7%
% Hispanic	3%	11%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	1%	4%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	15%	12%

Students	CTI	LCCC
% In-State	97%	99%
% Out-of-State	3%	1%
Campus	CTI	LCCC
Campus Housing	Yes	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• Lehigh Carbon Community College is larger than than CTI based on total student enrollment (6,242 students vs. 94 students)

CTI vs. LCCC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, CTI or LCCC?

• Commonwealth Technical Institute is 3.3% more expensive to attend than LCCC for in-state tuition ($7,564.00 vs. $7,320.00)
• Out of state tuition is 45.2% higher at LCCC than Commonwealth Technical Institute ($10,980.00 vs. $7,564.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Lehigh Carbon Community College than CTI ($10,559 vs. $13,619)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Commonwealth Technical Institute are 19.6% lower than costs at Lehigh Carbon Community College ($9,028 vs. $10,800)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Lehigh Carbon Community College than Commonwealth Technical Institute (77% vs. 59%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Commonwealth Technical Institute students is 17.6% larger than aid received Lehigh Carbon Community College ($7,451 vs. $6,334)

Which college is harder to get into, CTI or LCCC? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between LCCC or CTI .

CTI vs. LCCC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, CTI or LCCC? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between LCCC and CTI.

• Graduates from Lehigh Carbon Community College earn on average $20,300 more per year than CTI graduates after ten years. ($35,400 vs. $15,100)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/