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South Hills School of Business & Technology

State College, Pennsylvania Private for-profit 2-year Small city

Overview

South Hills School of Business & Technology is a private for-profit two-year institution in State College, Pennsylvania. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 260 students.

South Hills School of Business & Technology offers certificates and associate degrees across 9 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician, Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder, and Medical/Clinical Assistant. It awarded 103 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

78% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Key figures

260
Students enrolled
78%
First-year retention
103
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
9
Programs and majors
8:1
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 3
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Business, Management and Marketing 1
Engineering Technologies 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
78%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
66
Certificates under 1 year
19
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
15
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
3

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
260
Undergraduates, fall 2024
260
Full-time, fall 2024
91%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
321
Full-time, 2024-25
91%
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
73%
Men
27%
White
86%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
13%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Quarter
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Director
S. Paul Mazza, III
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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