10-yr median earnings
$43,189
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Western Area Career & Technology Center
Western Area Career & Technology Center is a public institution in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Former students earn a median of $43,189 ten years after enrollment at an average net price of $8,066/yr — 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.
- $8,066
- Avg net price / yr
- $43,189
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Western Area Career & Technology Center posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 43%
- former-student earnings, US
- +2%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Fringe
Western Area Career & Technology Center is a public institution in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania enrolling 23 undergraduates, using College Scorecard institution data retrieved in July 2026.. Federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $43,189 ten years after entry. Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort is $8,066. 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 Western Area Career & Technology Center
Western Area Career & Technology Center operates as a public institution located in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania (rural: fringe), with a reported undergraduate enrollment of 23 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.
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
62/100
Western Area Career & Technology Center
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 C
$43,189
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A-
$8,066
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
49.1%
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
$8,066
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Western Area Career & Technology Center 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 Western Area Career & Technology Center 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.
Western Area Career & Technology Center: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$43,189 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
23
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
-
150%-time completion
$43,189
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $8,066 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $2,520 |
79.5%
Pell Grant Rate
70.5%
Federal Loan Rate
Net price at Western Area Career & Technology Center swings rather than trends
Across 9 reported years between 2013 and 2021, the average net price here has ranged from $7,940 to $12,703 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +37.1%, 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
$7,940
Highest year
$12,703
Most recent (2021)
$12,703
9 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $9,2662021 · $12,703
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2021). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
88.2%
Female
58.9%
First Generation
Outcomes
$42,272
Median Earnings (6yr)
$43,189
Median Earnings (10yr)
67.5%
Earning Over $25K
49.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 10 | $59,262 | $16,500 |
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Similar Enrollment and Sector
Other Public institutions closest in reported enrollment, preferring the same Carnegie classification.
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Similar Reported Net Price
Other Public institutions with the nearest reported average net price.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Western Area Career & Technology Center? ▼
Western Area Career & Technology Center is a public institution in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Undergraduate enrollment is 23 students.
How much do Western Area Career & Technology Center former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Western Area Career & Technology Center who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $43,189 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $42,272.
How much does Western Area Career & Technology Center cost? ▼
The average net price at Western Area Career & Technology Center is $8,066..
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.
- 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 Western Area Career & Technology Center
- Western Area Career & Technology Center's reported 10-year former-student earnings land in the 57th percentile among reporting colleges.
- The average net price after aid is $8,066 - 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
Public-college Scorecard figures are historical Title-IV cohort averages — confirm current tuition, aid, and admissions rules with the institution before deciding.
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. Public-institution profiles compile Scorecard Title-IV earnings, IPEDS enrollment/admissions, and Treasury linkage fields — 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.