Public · Tyngsboro, Massachusetts

Greater Lowell Technical School

Greater Lowell Technical School is a public institution in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.

$19,205
Avg net price / yr
84.2%
150%-time completion
75.0%
Acceptance rate

The verdict

Greater Lowell Technical School is a moderately open admit.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

75.0%
acceptance rate
84.2%
150%-time completion
Suburb: Large
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Greater Lowell Technical School profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

B-
College Value Score
66/100
Greater Lowell Technical School

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings N/A
N/A
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$19,205
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
84.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Greater Lowell Technical School vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

Not reported

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$19,205

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

84.2%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 84.2%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Greater Lowell Technical School vs peers

Greater Lowell Technical School positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 3 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Greater Lowell Technical School positioned by earnings vs cost COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $44K $68K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $15K $29K Avg Net Price ($) University of Massachusetts-Lowell: $65K earn · $17K net · 67% grad University of Mass… Rivier University: $52K earn · $28K net · 55% grad Rivier University National Aviation Academy of New England: $59K earn · $28K net · 79% grad National Aviation … Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

Quick Facts

80
Undergraduate enrollment
75.0%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
84.2%
150%-time completion
-
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Greater Lowell Technical School ranks in Massachusetts

State rank among 106 reporting Massachusetts colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Greater Lowell Technical School State rank Percentile
Average net price $19,205 #43 of 117 63rd (lower is better)
150%-time completion 84.2% #27 of 109 75th
Undergraduate enrollment 80 #105 of 128 18th

Highest former-student earnings in Massachusetts

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology$143,372$20,111
2Franklin W Olin College of Engineering$129,455$25,171
3Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences$125,557$39,545
4Babson College$123,938$40,514
5Bentley University$120,959$37,930
6Boston College$103,937$41,704
7Worcester Polytechnic Institute$103,470$43,071
8Harvard University$101,817$19,066
9Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing$101,466-
10Northeastern University$92,538$30,915
11Northeastern University Professional Programs$92,538-
12College of the Holy Cross$90,543$38,782

Admissions

Admission Rate 75.0%
0%100%75%
Share of applicants admitted

Costs & Financial Aid

Tuition & Net Price

Average Net Price $19,205

Net Price by Family Income

$0 – $30,000 $19,205
30.5%
Pell Grant Rate
28.1%
Federal Loan Rate

Net price at Greater Lowell Technical School swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $7,985 to $26,600 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +32.2%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.

Lowest year
$7,985
Highest year
$26,600
Most recent (2023)
$22,505
Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $17,0212014: $18,2912015: $19,8632016: $13,6032017: $7,9852018: $13,2782019: $20,3412020: $23,7872021: $19,1152022: $26,6002023: $22,505
2013 · $17,0212023 · $22,505

Over the same years, enrollment went -3.8% (80 → 77 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

79.8%
Female
62.8%
First Generation

Outcomes

84.3%
Earning Over $25K

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 84.2%
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 84.3%

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate 63 $67,120 $6,000

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the acceptance rate at Greater Lowell Technical School?
Greater Lowell Technical School is a public institution in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts. The acceptance rate is 75.0%. Undergraduate enrollment is 80 students.
How much does Greater Lowell Technical School cost?
The average net price at Greater Lowell Technical School is $19,205..
What is the graduation rate at Greater Lowell Technical School?
Greater Lowell Technical School has a 84.2% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.

Sources & methodology

Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.

Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Greater Lowell Technical School

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