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Polytech Adult Education

Woodside, Delaware · Public technical college

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70%completion rate · Delaware avg 61%
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Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (Accredited)
Address: 823 Walnut Shade Road, Woodside, DE 19980 · Phone: (302) 697-4545 · 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
Polytech Adult Educat… Polytech Adult Educat…: 70% 70% Delaware average Delaware average: 61.4% 61.4% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Electricians$38,280$63,700$90,510
Phlebotomists$38,720$48,110$51,120
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$45,000$62,320$76,740
Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters$40,990$64,720$77,830
Nursing assistants$36,530$42,030$45,210
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$36,700$58,410$71,750
Medical records specialists$36,870$56,060$67,160
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$45,550$57,270$61,630

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Delaware (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
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 300–899 hours 24 not reported not reported not reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Certificate, under 300 hours 17 not reported not reported not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 300–899 hours 14 not reported not reported not reported
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 5 not reported not reported not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, under 300 hours 5 $45,641 not reported not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 4 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 4 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 1 not reported not reported 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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