ASPIRA City College vs. Penn Commercial

Comparable Facts

Compare ASPIRA City College in Philadelphia, PA with Penn Commercial Business/Technical School in Washington, PA on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Penn Commercial Business/Technical School is larger than ASPIRA City College based on total student enrollment (265 students vs. 26 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• ASPIRA City College is located in Philadelphia, PA (Large City setting); Penn Commercial Business/Technical School is in Washington, PA (Large Suburban setting).
• ASPIRA City College is a private, non-profit 2-year institution. Penn Commercial Business/Technical School is a private, for-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: ASPIRA City College 7:1; Penn Commercial Business/Technical School 9:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Penn Commercial Business/Technical School are 19.6% lower than at ASPIRA City College ($8,100 vs. $10,080).
• Out-of-state tuition is 12.4% higher at Penn Commercial than at ASPIRA City College (about $1,507 more per year; $13,654 vs. $12,147).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at ASPIRA City College than at Penn Commercial Business/Technical School (100% vs. 40%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Penn Commercial Business/Technical School students is 68.1% larger than aid received by ASPIRA City College students ($7,699 vs. $4,581).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are test-free at both ASPIRA City College and Penn Commercial.
• The share of admitted students who enrolled (yield) is 100% at ASPIRA City College vs. 55.5% at Penn Commercial.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Penn Commercial Business/Technical School graduates have a $500 lower median loan debt than ASPIRA City College graduates ($12,000 vs. $12,500).
• Among borrowers, Penn Commercial graduates have an estimated $5 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than ASPIRA City College graduates ($124 vs. $129).
• More Penn Commercial graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former ASPIRA City College students, three years after graduation (36% vs. 20%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.