Altoona Area Vocational Technical School

General Information

Name: Altoona Area Vocational Technical School
Address: 1500 Fourth Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602-3616
Phone:

Website: www.gactc.com/cont-ed
Type of Institution: Private for-profit, 2-yearPublic, less-than 2-year
Religious affiliation: None

Largest Program	Program Length	Average Completion
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	1,564 contact hours	12 months

Detailed Expenses	2008-2009	2007-2008	2006-2007
Tuition and fees	$9,000	$9,000	$8,505
Books and supplies	$1,200	$1,200	$1,031
Living arrangement
Off Campus
Room and board	$6,000	$6,000	$5,500
Other	$2,000	$2,000	$1,920
Off Campus with Family
Other	$2,000	$2,000	$1,920
Total Expenses	2008-2009	2007-2008	2006-2007
Off Campus	$18,200	$18,200	$16,956
Off Campus with Family	$12,200	$12,200	$11,456

Next largest programs 2008-2009

Program	Program Length	Average Completion	Tuition and fees	Books and supplies
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	1,395 contact hours	12 months	$8,200	$2,300
Heating/AC/Ventilation/Refrig Maint Technology/Technician	990 contact hours	9 months	$6,400	$500
Welding Technology/Welder	900 contact hours	9 months	$4,500	$400
Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant	240 contact hours	3 months	$744	$360
Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist	240 contact hours	3 months	$1,259	$460

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):	$10
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006

		Total		Men		Women

Number of applicants	158		65		93

Percent admitted	59.5%		69.2%		52.7%

Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time	78.7%		88.9%		69.4%
Part-time	7.4%		0.0%		14.3%

Total enrollment: 154
Overall graduation rate: 96%

White non-hispanic: 96%
Black non-hispanic: 3%
Hispanic: 1%

Agency	Periods of Accreditation	Action
Council on Occupational Education	11/19/2003 -	None
Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools	5/1/1991 -	None