10-yr median earnings
$47,880
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Rosedale Technical College
Rosedale Technical College is a private nonprofit institution in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Former students earn a median of $47,880 ten years after enrollment at an average net price of $19,760/yr — as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $47,880
- 10-yr median earnings
- 75.0%
- Acceptance rate
- $19,760
- Avg net price / yr
- 80.4%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Rosedale Technical College pairs above-median former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 33%
- former-student earnings, US
- 75.0%
- acceptance rate
- 80.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +6%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (2yr)
Rosedale Technical College is a private nonprofit institution in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania enrolling 475 undergraduates, using College Scorecard institution data retrieved in July 2026. The acceptance rate is 75.0%. Federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $47,880 ten years after entry. Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort is $19,760. This profile combines source fields with separately labeled PlainCollege comparisons and derived metrics.
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Rosedale Technical College
Rosedale Technical College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (suburb: large), with a reported undergraduate enrollment of 475 students. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile's peer group and cost cohort are determined; Rosedale Technical College is categorized as "Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions" under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.
Admissions and cost fields are IPEDS-derived values published through the Scorecard and retain their source reporting periods. 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; the income-band fields provide more context but still do not replace an institution's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-derived records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year; the entry cohort includes completers and noncompleters. IPEDS completion and retention rates use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so their denominator is not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not as a causal verdict or an individual forecast.
College Value Score
C+
College Value Score
61/100
Rosedale Technical College
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 B-
$47,880
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$19,760
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A
80.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C
$12,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C-
59.0%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$19,760
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
80.4%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 80.4%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Rosedale Technical College vs peers
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.
How Rosedale Technical College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Rosedale Technical College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$47,880 Top 33% higher than 67% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
Quick Facts
475
Undergraduate enrollment
75.0%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
80.4%
150%-time completion
$47,880
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 75.0% |
Share of applicants admitted
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $17,402 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $17,402 |
| Average Net Price | $19,760 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $16,171 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $19,277 |
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $19,935 |
| Over $110,000 | $27,428 |
61.5%
Pell Grant Rate
74.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$12,000
Median Debt
$127/mo
Monthly Payment
Rosedale Technical College costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $22,485 to $15,372 (-31.6%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $22,4852023 · $15,372
Over the same years, enrollment went -40.8% (684 → 405 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
7.0%
Female
38.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
80.4%
150%-Time Completion
$45,219
Median Earnings (6yr)
$47,880
Median Earnings (10yr)
60.5%
Earning Over $25K
59.0%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Rosedale Technical College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Ground Transportation
Ground Transportation
$57,985 median earnings
- Electrical and Power Trans…
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
$56,469 median earnings
- Vehicle Maintenance and Re…
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
$55,449 median earnings
- Heating, Air Conditioning,…
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
$55,380 median earnings
- Vehicle Maintenance and Re…
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
$52,242 median earnings
- Precision Metal Working
Precision Metal Working
$49,321 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground Transportation | Certificate | 49 | $57,985 | $3,325 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Associate's | 37 | $56,469 | $12,000 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's | 105 | $55,449 | $12,000 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Associate's | 21 | $55,380 | $12,000 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 11 | $52,242 | $15,958 |
| Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 24 | $49,321 | $9,000 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Certificate | 13 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Rosedale Technical College? ▼
Rosedale Technical College is a private nonprofit institution in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The acceptance rate is 75.0%. Undergraduate enrollment is 475 students.
How much do Rosedale Technical College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Rosedale Technical College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $47,880 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $45,219.
How much does Rosedale Technical College cost? ▼
The average net price at Rosedale Technical College is $19,760. In-state tuition is $17,402 and out-of-state tuition is $17,402. Median student debt at graduation is $12,000.
What is the graduation rate at Rosedale Technical College? ▼
Rosedale Technical College has a 80.4% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Rosedale Technical College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Rosedale Technical College is $12,000, while former students earn a median of $47,880 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 25% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 59.0% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $127.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
What this means for Rosedale Technical College
- Rosedale Technical College's reported 10-year former-student earnings land in the 67th percentile among reporting colleges.
- The average net price after aid is $19,760 - compare it against schools with similar outcomes but a lower cost.Find similar schools that cost less
- See how this school compares to every other college in Pennsylvania.Browse Pennsylvania
Nonprofit Scorecard medians describe federal-aid recipients who were working and not enrolled — they are not sticker-price ROI and not advice.
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