Polytech Adult Education
Woodside, DE 19980-0000
About Polytech Adult Education
Polytech Adult Education is a public certificate and vocational school in Woodside, Delaware, enrolling about 590 students. Programs focus on certificates and workforce credentials that prepare students for skilled trades and technical careers. The published completion rate is about 70.00% at 150% of normal time. Student demographics in federal data include Black or African American (44.2%) and White (37.8%) among the largest enrollment groups.
Polytech Adult Education: research record
Canonical EDsmart Data findings for Polytech Adult Education—costs, outcomes, admissions, and programs—with evidence and methodology notes.
Research findings
Interpretation
High completion indicates students finish programs at scale; it does not alone measure instructional quality or labor-market fit.
Student outcomes
Share of first-year students returning the following fall.
Graduation rate and 10-year earnings are in the hero strip above; see Graduates for more.
What Polytech Adult Education is known for
Top program completions
- Electrician156
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician92
- Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician66
- Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician61
- Information Technology59
See earnings & programs for more.
Is Polytech Adult Education a good school?
Data-framed fit—not a prestige rating.
Polytech Adult Education is a good school for those looking for high program completion rates.
EDsmart Data does not assign an opinion score; this framing summarizes the strongest Scorecard signals for this campus.
More from the data
Location, control, enrollment, and aid context for Polytech Adult Education.
Campus
Location
Woodside, DE
City / state
- ZIP
- 19980-0000
- NCES locale
- Rural distant
See Rural college profile for median costs and outcomes at similar campuses.
Control
Institution type
Public
Control
- Region
- Mid East
Size
Enrollment
590
Total enrollment
- Undergraduate
- 206
- Full-time share
- 7%
Student aid
Debt & aid
- Pell grant share
- 2.81%
Total Cost, Aid & Default
Total Cost of Attendance
Costs include tuition and fees. Room & board, books, and other expenses are additional where not shown.
Tuition vs average net price after aid for Polytech Adult Education.
Financial Aid by Income Level
Financial aid distribution by income level.
Student Loan Default Rate
The published 3-year cohort default rate for borrowers at Polytech Adult Education was 0.00%.
Cohort default rates account for borrowers who default in the first three years.
Tuition tracker
Published tuition and average net price by reporting year come from the College Scorecard institution file. Values are not adjusted for inflation; missing cells mean the field was not reported or was suppressed for Polytech Adult Education in that year.
Multi-year history is not in this profile yet. It is added when the institution cost history CSV has been collected and merged into school JSON.
Sticker tuition and net price over time
Where the institution reported separate in-state and out-of-state tuition, both appear. Gaps mean the value was not reported for that year.
College Scorecard reporting-year fields (not inflation-adjusted).
Net price by family income
Brackets follow Scorecard definitions for the series shown (public vs private institution).
Latest income-band net prices available in the processed extract.
How difficult is it to get in?
Acceptance Rate
Acceptance rate data is not available for this institution.
Admissions funnel data is not available for this institution.
Test Scores
Test score data is not available for this institution.
Score distribution is not available for this institution.
Academic Requirements
GPA requirements are not published by this institution. Contact the admissions office for specific academic requirements.
Estimated GPA range is not available for this institution.
Enrollment & Student Demographics
Polytech Adult Education reported total enrollment of about 590 students in the latest College Scorecard extract. The student body is about 65% male and 35% female. Enrollment by race and ethnicity includes Black or African American (44.2%), White (37.8%), and Hispanic or Latino (16.8%). About 2.81% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants.
Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment
7.0% Full-Time Enrollment
The total enrollment at Polytech Adult Education in 2024 is 590 students.
Undergraduate enrollment is about 206 students.
Full-time vs part-time enrollment comparison.
Retention Rate over Time
100.0%
2024 Retention Rate
Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall.
Retention rate over time compared to similar institutions.
Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity
Largest share of total enrollment in our College Scorecard extract.
College Scorecard student demographics (total enrollment shares).
Do students complete their programs?
Time to Complete
70.00% 100% Completion Time
70.00% 150% Completion Time
In 2024, 70.00% of students graduating from Polytech Adult Education completed their program within 100% "normal time".
Completion rates over time compared to similar institutions.
Completions by Sex (Top Programs)
- Electrician: 98% male / 2% female
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician: 96% male / 4% female
- Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician: 92% male / 8% female
IPEDS completions by sex for the five largest programs (aggregate CIPs excluded).
Completions by Race & Ethnicity
Largest group by summed IPEDS award counts across reported programs.
Summed across program completion records in our extract.
What do Polytech Adult Education graduates earn—and in which programs?
Financial value and program completions for Polytech Adult Education from College Scorecard and IPEDS extracts.
Return on Investment
ROI data is not available for this institution.
Debt and 4-year net cost vs. cumulative 10-year median earnings for Polytech Adult Education.
Top Programs by Completions
Largest 10 programs by IPEDS completions (24 reported codes; aggregate/unknown CIP buckets excluded).
IPEDS award counts for the largest programs at Polytech Adult Education.
Employment Outcomes
Employment outcome data is not available for this institution.
Median earnings 6, 8, and 10 years after entry for Polytech Adult Education graduates.
Institutional resources
Finding: federal finance and Scorecard instructional fields for Polytech Adult Education—instructional staffing and expenditure. Compared with state, regional, and U.S. medians from EDsmart Data institutional financials.
Instructional Resources
- Instructional expenditure per FTE: $2,073
- Delaware median 0.47× the median ($4,393)
- Mid East median 0.23× the median ($9,164)
- U.S. median 0.28× the median ($7,288)
Instructional metrics from College Scorecard. Peer medians are campus-level; see the institutional financials deep dive. Detailed non-instructional staff counts are not included here.
Scorecard instructional metrics where reported.
Polytech Adult Education at a glance
Polytech Adult Education
Polytech Adult Education is a public institution in Woodside, DE.
- Largest programs (IPEDS awards)
- ElectricianHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/TechnicianAirframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician
- Largest enrollment groups
- Black or African American44.2%White or Caucasian37.8%Hispanic or Latino16.8%
Schools near Polytech Adult Education
Other campuses in Woodside, DE when available, plus nearby institutions in Delaware.
Similar schools
Peers matched by the same EDsmart outcomes grade (Grade B) within Delaware, then by similar ownership and admissions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Polytech Adult Education located?
Polytech Adult Education is located in Woodside, DE.
How much does Polytech Adult Education cost?
Reported tuition is N/A and average net price is N/A in the latest College Scorecard data.
What is the student body demographics at Polytech Adult Education?
Polytech Adult Education reports undergraduate enrollment of about 206 students, Black or African American (44.2%), White (37.8%) in federal College Scorecard data.
What is the graduation rate at Polytech Adult Education?
The 150%-time completion rate is 70.0% for the cohort reported to the College Scorecard.
Is Polytech Adult Education public or private?
Polytech Adult Education is a public institution located in Woodside, DE.
Is Polytech Adult Education an HBCU?
No. Polytech Adult Education is not flagged as an HBCU in the IPEDS institutional directory.
Is Polytech Adult Education a tribal college?
No. Polytech Adult Education is not flagged as a tribal college in IPEDS.
Is Polytech Adult Education a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI)?
Using a 25% Hispanic enrollment threshold on College Scorecard demographics, Polytech Adult Education does not meet that proxy (reported share 16.8%).
Is Polytech Adult Education religiously affiliated?
No religious affiliation is reported for Polytech Adult Education in IPEDS institutional characteristics.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
- Related geography & profiles
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology & Data Scope
This profile uses institution-level fields from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, merged with IPEDS directory attributes where needed for locale, ownership, and program completions.
Benchmark rows compare this campus to NCES locale-type medians (for example Suburban) from our processed location extract. Implied U.S. medians are derived from locale-vs-national percentage fields in that extract—not a separate national Scorecard table.