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YTI Career Institute-Altoona

Altoona, PA · Suburb · 32 students
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$20,822
Average net priceYour net price
2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
45%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
58% typical
$30,188
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$41,472 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
84% typical · not scored
Accredited by Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
About

YTI Career Institute-Altoona is best known for providing practical, career-focused vocational training designed to transition students quickly into the local workforce. Its strongest academic offerings center on high-demand technical and healthcare fields, with specialized programs such as Medical Assisting and Health Information Technology. The student experience is commuter-oriented and pragmatic, fostering an intimate, non-traditional learning environment defined by hands-on labs rather than conventional campus extracurriculars. A key distinguishing feature is its accelerated curriculum, which allows students to earn industry-aligned diplomas or associate degrees in as few as 10 to 21 months with the support of dedicated career placement services.

Location
Altoona, PA, 16601 · Suburb campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
PIT · Pittsburgh
96 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
YoursEveryone
Average net price$20,822
Same price for all students
Average net price$20,822
Net price by family income · 2023-24
$0–30k
$17,820
$30–48k
$24,297
$48–75k
$21,022
$75–110k
$21,171
$110k+
$21,181
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
45%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
66% graduated · 1% transferred · 33% left or unknown · none still enrolled
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$30,490
10 yrs after entry$30,188
Debt
Middle 50% owe$5.5k–$14.1k
90th percentile$20,144
Admissions

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Student Body
Gender
Men 0%Women 100%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell grant
24%
First-gen
56%
Family income
$20,335
Independent
54%
Age at entry
26.0
Part-time
0%
Race & ethnicity
White
44%
Black
25%
Two or more
13%
Unknown
19%
Varsity sports

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Institutional
Resources
Faculty salary
$5,415/mo
Teaching spend
$8,817
per student
Federal loans
43%
Classification
Carnegie type
Special focus — health professions
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly full-time

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