10-yr median earnings
$35,539
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · State College, Pennsylvania
South Hills School of Business & Technology
South Hills School of Business & Technology is a private for-profit institution in State College, Pennsylvania. Former students earn a median of $35,539 ten years after enrollment at an average net price of $19,673/yr — as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 67.6%
- 150%-time completion
- $19,673
- Avg net price / yr
- $35,539
- 10-yr median earnings
- 97.3%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
South Hills School of Business & Technology pairs modest former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 33rd pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 97.3%
- acceptance rate
- 67.6%
- 150%-time completion
- +5%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Carnegie: Associate's
South Hills School of Business & Technology is a private for-profit institution in State College, Pennsylvania enrolling 260 undergraduates, using College Scorecard institution data retrieved in July 2026. The acceptance rate is 97.3%. Federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $35,539 ten years after entry. Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort is $19,673. 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 South Hills School of Business & Technology
South Hills School of Business & Technology operates as a private for-profit institution located in State College, Pennsylvania (city: small), with a reported undergraduate enrollment of 260 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; South Hills School of Business & Technology is categorized as "Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional" 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
D
College Value Score
46/100
South Hills School of Business & Technology
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 F
$35,539
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$19,673
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B-
67.6%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$16,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C-
58.9%
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
$19,673
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
67.6%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 67.6%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - South Hills School of Business & Technology 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 South Hills School of Business & Technology 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.
South Hills School of Business & Technology: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$35,539 Top 67% higher than 33% 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
260
Undergraduate enrollment
97.3%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
67.6%
150%-time completion
$35,539
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 97.3% |
Share of applicants admitted
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $19,905 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $19,905 |
| Average Net Price | $19,673 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $13,879 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $15,015 |
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $22,038 |
| Over $110,000 | $26,966 |
50.8%
Pell Grant Rate
74.8%
Federal Loan Rate
$16,000
Median Debt
$170/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at South Hills School of Business & Technology rose +32.5% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $19,017 in 2013 to $25,192 in 2023, a rise of $6,175 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $19,0172023 · $25,192
Over the same years, enrollment went -63.6% (662 → 241 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
57.5%
Female
48.6%
First Generation
Outcomes
67.6%
150%-Time Completion
$33,823
Median Earnings (6yr)
$35,539
Median Earnings (10yr)
50.2%
Earning Over $25K
58.9%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at South Hills School of Business & Technology by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$75,457 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$71,444 median earnings
- Computer Science
Computer Science
$51,162 median earnings
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$42,383 median earnings
- Marketing
Marketing
$35,722 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$35,168 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$33,870 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 3 | $75,457 | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's | 17 | $71,444 | $19,500 |
| Computer Science | Associate's | 13 | $51,162 | - |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's | 2 | $42,383 | - |
| Marketing | Associate's | - | $35,722 | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's | 8 | $35,168 | $12,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's | 0 | $33,870 | - |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's | 10 | - | - |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's | 10 | - | - |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Associate's | - | - | - |
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Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at South Hills School of Business & Technology? ▼
South Hills School of Business & Technology is a private for-profit institution in State College, Pennsylvania. The acceptance rate is 97.3%. Undergraduate enrollment is 260 students.
How much do South Hills School of Business & Technology former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at South Hills School of Business & Technology who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $35,539 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $33,823.
How much does South Hills School of Business & Technology cost? ▼
The average net price at South Hills School of Business & Technology is $19,673. In-state tuition is $19,905 and out-of-state tuition is $19,905. Median student debt at graduation is $16,000.
What is the graduation rate at South Hills School of Business & Technology? ▼
South Hills School of Business & Technology has a 67.6% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is South Hills School of Business & Technology worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at South Hills School of Business & Technology is $16,000, while former students earn a median of $35,539 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 45% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 58.9% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $170.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. 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 South Hills School of Business & Technology
- South Hills School of Business & Technology's reported 10-year former-student earnings land in the 33rd percentile among reporting colleges.
- The average net price after aid is $19,673 - 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
For-profit Scorecard figures are Title-IV cohort history — verify current program costs, accreditation, and repayment outcomes with the school and official aid tools.
Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private for-profit profiles compile Scorecard debt/earnings and IPEDS operating fields from federal files — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.