Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

  • Two-year college
  • Public
  • City
  • 1,446 students

What you can study

Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.

Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic

  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 48 finishedGraduates here earned $46,977 a year after finishingNationally: $48,683

Carpentry and construction

  • Mason/MasonryCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,915
  • Mason/MasonryAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,259
  • CarpentersAssociate degree · 38 finishedGraduates here earned $40,393 a year after finishingNationally: $39,626
  • Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate degree · 17 finishedGraduates here earned $40,269 a year after finishingNationally: $52,746

Computers and IT

  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherAssociate degree · 16 finishedGraduates here earned $52,680 a year after finishingNationally: $42,779

Electrician

  • Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 35 finishedGraduates here earned $40,854 a year after finishingNationally: $44,469

Engineering technology

  • Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 11 finishedGraduates here earned $56,386 a year after finishingNationally: $47,210
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
  • Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,437
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 14 finishedGraduates here earned $48,073 a year after finishingNationally: $49,077
  • Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,755

HVAC and refrigeration

  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 36 finishedGraduates here earned $49,867 a year after finishingNationally: $48,589

Industrial and equipment maintenance

  • Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 45 finishedGraduates here earned $67,236 a year after finishingNationally: $53,952

Plumbing and pipefitting

  • Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesAssociate degree · 17 finishedGraduates here earned $39,743 a year after finishingNationally: $59,151

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
  • Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 58 finishedGraduates here earned $54,231 a year after finishingNationally: $48,947
Other programs (7)
  • Architectural Sciences and TechnologyAssociate degree · 20 finishedGraduates here earned $46,372 a year afterNationally: $47,589
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 14 finishedNationally: $41,208
  • Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 12 finishedNationally: $54,362
  • Computer EngineeringAssociate degree · 31 finishedGraduates here earned $38,485 a year afterNationally: $40,136
  • Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 11 finishedGraduates here earned $38,071 a year afterNationally: $27,878
  • Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringAssociate degree · 17 finishedGraduates here earned $69,089 a year afterNationally: $66,568
  • WoodworkingAssociate degree · 11 finishedGraduates here earned $46,313 a year afterNationally: $43,764
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$6,955$30–48k$5,174$48–75k$5,610$75–110k$12,590Over $110k$19,287Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$10,665per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$19,898sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$9,050Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
51%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
63%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$53,9376 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$56,46910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$10,803federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard

Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 5, 2026.

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