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Business Institute of Pennsylvania

General Information

Name: Business Institute of Pennsylvania
Address: 335 Boyd Dr, Sharon, PA 16146-3843
Phone:

  • General information: (724) 983-0700
  • Financial aid office: (724) 983-0719
  • Admissions office: (724) 983-0711

Website: www.biop.edu
Type of Institution: Private for-profit, 2-year
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$8,600$7,825$7,700
Books and supplies$1,500$1,500$1,500
Living arrangement
Off-campus
        Room and board$4,255$4,255$3,600
        Other expenses$1,690$1,690$900
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$1,080$1,080$3,600

Total expenses   
Off-campus$16,045$15,270$13,700
Off-campus with family$11,180$10,405$12,800

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 89%
  • Federal grants: 78%
  • State/local grants: 63%
  • *institutional grants: 1%
  • Student loans: 70%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$2604
  • State/local grants:$1999
  • Student loans:$3250

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$50
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants39336
Percent admitted64.1%33.3%66.7%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time88.0%100.0%87.5%
Part-time12.0%0.0%12.5%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 162
First-time student retention: 66%
Overall graduation rate: 38%

Characteristics of students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 96%
    • Part Time: 4%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 11%
    • Women: 89%

White non-hispanic: 85%
Black non-hispanic: 15%

Degrees offered

    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General - Associate
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Associate
  • Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry - Certificate
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician - Associate
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician - Associate
  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary - Associate
  • Medical Office Assistant/Specialist - Associate
  • Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist - Certificate
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary - Associate


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