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Penn Commercial Business/Technical School

Washington, Pennsylvania · Private for-profit career school

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84%completion rate · Pennsylvania avg 66%
$11,638median debt of graduates
$30,177median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$31,736median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (Accredited)
Address: 242 Oak Spring Road, Washington, PA 15301 · Phone: (724) 222-5330 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Penn Commercial Busin… Penn Commercial Busin…: 84.1% 84.1% Pennsylvania average Pennsylvania average: 66.2% 66.2% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers$43,560$58,580$65,830
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$51,500$63,940$72,810
Skincare specialists$22,870$43,620$58,970
Electricians$45,600$67,600$95,500
Hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists$23,700$36,790$55,360
Manicurists and pedicurists$20,520$27,990$33,180
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$45,970$62,400$74,620
Phlebotomists$37,010$43,910$47,370
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$40,510$52,900$61,920
Medical assistants$36,810$43,920$46,490

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Pennsylvania (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Ground Transportation Certificate, under 300 hours 68 not reported not reported not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 40 $41,769 $33,993 $15,389
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 34 $18,686 $21,312 $7,638
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 1–2 years 30 $34,890 $25,194 $5,500
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 1–2 years 29 $18,686 $21,312 $7,638
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, under 300 hours 25 $18,686 $21,312 $7,638
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Associate degree 21 not reported $30,409 not reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Certificate, under 300 hours 12 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 5 $36,042 $34,704 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 3 $27,617 $24,421 not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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