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Great Lakes Institute of Technology

Erie, Pennsylvania Private for-profit 2-year Midsize suburb

Overview

Great Lakes Institute of Technology is a private for-profit two-year institution in Erie, Pennsylvania. Its campus is in a midsize suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 335 students.

Great Lakes Institute of Technology offers certificates and associate degrees across 9 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Cosmetology, Medical/Clinical Assistant, and Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant. It awarded 148 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 74% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
335
Students enrolled
74%
First-year retention
148
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
9
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 9

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 6
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
74%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
47
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
101

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
335
Undergraduates, fall 2024
335
Full-time, fall 2024
87%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
474
Full-time, 2024-25
87%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
92%
Men
8%
White
70%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
12%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
79%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize suburb
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
CEO
Sean Kuhn
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates

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