College Scorecard · cost, debt & earnings

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, PA · Public · Associate-granting · 1,446 undergrads · 71% admitted

Do students finish?

71% complete

Most students who start here finish.

For 2-year colleges this undercounts students who transfer to a 4-year school before finishing here.

What does it cost?

$18,694/yr net

Average annual price after grants & scholarships.

What former students go on to earn

The middle 50% of students who received federal aid, measured 10 years after they entered (an earlier entering class — not a guarantee, and not limited to those who graduated). Earnings vary enormously by field of study.

$54,681 median, 10 yrs after entry

25th pct $33,778 median $54,681 75th pct $71,532

76% earn more than a typical high-school graduate (the dashed line above, $28,000 — a fixed, somewhat dated federal benchmark) ten years on.

Your major matters more than your school

The school-wide figure above blends every major together — but pay varies enormously by program. Pick a degree level (and search your major) to compare like-for-like.

Read these on their own terms. Program pay is measured 1 year after completing the program (early career, graduates only) — not the same as the school-wide number above, which is 10 years after a student first enrolled. Don't compare a program figure to the school figure; use the programs to compare majors to each other.

13 Associate's programs · $25,097 to $56,566 (1 yr out)

MajorPay · 1yr outMedian debt

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians.Associate's $56,566 $10,966

Precision Metal Working.Associate's $49,565 $12,000

Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering.Associate's $47,308 —

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR).Associate's $43,349 $8,977

Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services.Associate's $39,659 —

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Associate's $39,375 $11,940

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other.Associate's $39,128 $8,903

Woodworking.Associate's $37,934 $9,373

Architectural Sciences and Technology.Associate's $37,528 —

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians.Associate's $37,027 $10,610

Carpenters.Associate's $36,722 $7,231

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection.Associate's $30,790 —

Graphic Communications.Associate's $25,097 $8,000

The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates (to protect privacy), so not every major appears. Pay is a median for federally-aided graduates. Full program detail on the official Scorecard.

Typical federal loan debt

$6,625

≈ 12% of one year's typical earnings here

This counts federal student loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS loans, or family savings, so the true cost of borrowing is usually higher.

What these numbers are — and are not

Every figure here is an institution-wide median from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. It is not a prediction of what you would earn or owe — a computer-science and a fine-arts graduate of the same school can earn wildly different amounts, and your field of study matters more than your school. It is not a figure for any one program, not proof the school caused the outcome (selective schools admit students who would earn more anyway), and not a "best college" ranking. Earnings and debt cover federally-aided students.

→ The number that actually answers "worth it" is earnings by major — see the by-major breakdown above (13 programs at this school).

Also available: structured data (JSON-LD) · plain text · JSON. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release). · school website