Penn Commercial Business/Technical School

Overview

Penn Commercial Business/Technical School is a private for-profit two-year institution based in Washington, Pennsylvania. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 265 students in fall 2024.

Penn Commercial Business/Technical School offers certificates and associate degrees across 11 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training, and Cosmetology. It awarded 311 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

83% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Mission

Penn Commercial’s mission is to provide the best available instruction for individual needs in the shortest time possible and at the lowest practical cost. Our training is aimed at men and women who desire to prepare themselves for careers as well as those who desire to reenter the job market. Our educational philosophy recognizes the need for students to develop a foundation of related skills that will make them adaptable to an ever-changing job market and provide support for our students in achieving their career goals. We strive to provide quality programs that will prepare our students for the best available careers.

Key figures

Delivery modes

Program levels

Programs and majors offered 11

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

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students

83%

Student-to-faculty ratio

9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees

41

Certificates under 1 year

155

Certificates of 1 to 2 years

115

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

265

Undergraduates, fall 2024

265

Full-time, fall 2024

100%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

523

Full-time, 2024-25

100%

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

57%

Men

43%

White

73%

Hispanic or Latino

1%

Black or African American

18%

Asian

2%

Two or more races

2%

American Indian or Alaska Native

1%

Race or ethnicity unknown

3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online

0%

Students taking some online courses

0%

Weekend or evening classes

Yes

Campus and services

Setting

Large suburb

Academic calendar

Quarter

Carnegie classification

Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional

Owner/President

Robert S. Bazant

Services and opportunities

Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates

For veterans and service members

Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact