Rosedale Technical College
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Website
$47,880
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$47,880
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Rosedale Technical College is a private nonprofit 2-year college in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with 475 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $19,760 a year (tuition and fees $17,402). It admits 75% of applicants and 81% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $47,880 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $12,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,760
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$17,402
US median $11,837
Admission rate
75%
US median 78%
Completion rate
81%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$12,000
About $127 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$47,880
Rank 1,666 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $19,760
- Tuition and fees
- $17,402
- Cost of attendance
- $29,468
- Students with a need-based grant
- 61%
- Students with federal loans
- 74%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $16,171
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,277
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,935
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,286
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $27,428
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $12,770 in 2015-16 to $17,402 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 75%
- Undergraduates
- 475
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 8.6%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 81%
- Retention rate
- 82%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 11
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,666 of 5,094 US colleges and 143 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,760 | $19,970 | $22,872 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $17,402 | $19,182 | $16,190 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 75% | 81% | 80% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 81% | 66% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 82% | 78% | 72% | 75% |
| Median debt | $12,000 | $17,500 | $13,798 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $45,219 | $42,275 | $39,987 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $47,880 | $49,700 | $46,573 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 49% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 71% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
11 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 122 | $12,000 | $42,112 | $55,449 | $58,424 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate's | Associate's | 43 | $12,000 | $37,133 | $56,469 | $70,808 |
| Ground TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 33 | $3,325 | $43,415 | $57,985 | $52,118 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate's | Associate's | 30 | $12,000 | $41,126 | $55,380 | $58,236 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 17 | $9,000 | $32,034 | $49,321 | $48,702 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 13 | $15,958 | $45,479 | $52,242 | $51,586 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,078 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,017 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | - | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | - | Withheld | $46,077 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Rosedale Technical College cost?
$19,760 a year is the average net price at Rosedale Technical College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $17,402, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $29,468. Families earning under $30,000 pay $16,171 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Rosedale Technical College?
75% of applicants are admitted to Rosedale Technical College. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Rosedale Technical College graduates earn?
$47,880 a year is the median pay of former Rosedale Technical College students who work, 10 years after they started ($45,219 after 6 years). That ranks 1,666 of 5,094 US colleges and 143 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate) at $45,479.
How much student debt do Rosedale Technical College graduates have?
$12,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Rosedale Technical College graduates, about $127 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 74% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Rosedale Technical College?
81% of first-time, full-time students at Rosedale Technical College finish within 3 years. 82% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at Rosedale Technical College?
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (122 associate's graduates), Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (43 associate's graduates), Ground Transportation (33 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 11 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.