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Plumbing schools in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 12 accredited campuses awarding plumbing credentials. If you finish and work as a plumber or pipefitter in Pennsylvania, expect to start around $46,770–$57,880 and reach a median of $68,080 with experience; the top quarter earn $91,820 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Pennsylvania). Graduates of these Pennsylvania programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $25,043 in their first year, against $30,730 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters earn in Pennsylvania
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 13,620 employed in Pennsylvania. National median: $63,800.
Campuses in Pennsylvania, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BristolHarrisburgLancasterLebanonLeesportMediaNanticokePhiladelphiaPittsburghWilliamsportYoungwood
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology | Lancaster | Public | 15 | $39,659 | not reported | 71% | not reported |
| Pennco Tech-Bristol | Bristol | for-profit | 32 | $25,043 | $9,500 | 84% | $24,141 |
| Orleans Technical College | Philadelphia | non-profit | 19 | $24,204 | $7,521 | 90% | $26,587 |
| Philadelphia Technician Training | Philadelphia | non-profit | 31 | not reported | not reported | 50% | $28,663 |
| Community College of Allegheny County | Pittsburgh | Public | 27 | not reported | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | Williamsport | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Westmoreland County Community College | Youngwood | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Luzerne County Community College | Nanticoke | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 23% | not reported |
| Delaware County Community College | Media | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Berks Career & Technology Center | Leesport | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 63% | $23,912 |
| Lebanon County Area Vocational Technical School | Lebanon | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Plumbers and Pipefitters LU520 Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee | Harrisburg | — | — | not reported | 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.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.