Pennsylvania Trade Schools 2025 Average Tuition

For Pennsylvania Trade Schools, the 2025 average tuition & fees is $18,092 for the largest vocational program at each trade school.

Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $33,463 and Jolie Hair and Beauty Academy-Wilkes-Barre has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,085 among Pennsylvania Trade Schools. For graduate programs, St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $15,302 and St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $15,302 among Pennsylvania Trade Schools.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Pennsylvania Trade Schools in 2025 is $32,960 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Pennsylvania Trade Schools
Cost of Attendance - Pennsylvania Trade Schools
Tuition & Fees$18,092
Books & Supplies$2,022
Room & Board$5,844
Other Expenses$7,001
COA$32,960

Vocational Programs Tuition & fees

The 2025 average tuition & fees of Pennsylvania Trade Schools is $18,092. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Pennsylvania Trade Schools over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Pennsylvania Trade Schools (2021-2025)
Tuition & Fees
2020-2021$16,592
2021-2022$16,787
2022-2023$17,007
2023-2024$17,465
2024-2025$18,092
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Pennsylvania Trade Schools Living Costs

The average living costs of Pennsylvania Trade Schools in 2025 is $12,845 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $20,324 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Pennsylvania Trade Schools.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Pennsylvania Trade Schools (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $5,915$1,625 $10,867$6,002
2021-2022 $6,058$1,872 $11,394$6,277
2022-2023 $6,058$1,872 $11,397$6,773
2023-2024 $6,058$1,872 $12,443$7,171
2024-2025 $5,844$7,001 $12,884$7,440