Philadelphia Technician Training

Overview

Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Technician Training is a private nonprofit career and technical school. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 512 students in fall 2024.

Philadelphia Technician Training offers certificates across 7 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Sterile Processing Technology/Technician, Welding Technology, and Carpentry. It awarded 564 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 58% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Mission

Our Mission Philadelphia Technician Training Institute (PTTI) is a post-secondary school that seeks to create a challenging technology-based learning environment that is instructor led and hands-on. PTTI encourages high expectations for success through development-appropriate technical instruction that allows for individual differences and learning styles to acquire technology skills and secure long-term employment in diverse industries. PTTI’s vision is consistent with The Pennsylvania STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Initiative which seeks to dramatically increase the number of students (especially women, minorities, and the underrepresented) entering STEM-related careers.

Key figures

Delivery modes

Program levels

Programs and majors offered 7

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

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

58%

Student-to-faculty ratio

18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates of 1 to 2 years

564

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

512

Undergraduates, fall 2024

512

Full-time, fall 2024

100%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

1,648

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

30%

Men

70%

White

2%

Hispanic or Latino

6%

Black or African American

90%

Race or ethnicity unknown

1%

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 city

Academic calendar

Differs by program

President

Sherman McLeod

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