Pennco Tech-Bristol

Bristol, Pennsylvania Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Pennco Tech-Bristol is a private for-profit career and technical school based in Bristol, Pennsylvania. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 771 students in fall 2024. It is part of Pennco Institutes Inc..

Pennco Tech-Bristol offers certificates across 8 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Electrician, Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician, and Welding Technology. It awarded 597 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 31% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

771

Students enrolled

31%

First-year retention

597

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

16:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 8

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

Construction Trades 2

Electrician Certificate 200 graduates
Plumbing Technology Certificate 55 graduates

Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician Certificate 123 graduates
Automobile Certificate 47 graduates
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician Certificate 6 graduates

Precision Production 1

Welding Technology Certificate 88 graduates

Health Professions 2

Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Certificate 78 graduates
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Certificate

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: 31%
First-year retention, part-time students: 100%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year: 78
Certificates of 1 to 2 years: 519

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 771
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 771
Full-time, fall 2024: 71%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 1,219
Full-time, 2024-25: 72%
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: 14%
Men: 86%
White: 44%
Hispanic or Latino: 25%
Black or African American: 24%
Asian: 3%
Two or more races: 5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 0%

Campus and services

Setting: Large suburb
Academic calendar: Continuous
Part of: Pennco Institutes Inc.
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Director: Danielle Cattell
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact

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