KAREN VIBERT-KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette State Rep. Garth Everett, R-Muncy, speaks with the Williamsport Sun-Gazette editorial board on Wednesday morning.

State Rep. Garth Everett, R-Pennsdale, says he would like to see Pennsylvania College of Technology receive a higher state appropriation.

The college, he said, is making do with less funding, given its disproportionate dollar share per student compared to some other institutions of higher learning.

Figures provided to the lawmaker by J. Patrick Marty, Penn College assistant to the president for college relations, show the per-student appropriation comes to $4,635.

By comparison, the data provided by Marty shows appropriations for Lock Haven University and Mansfield University are $7,718 and $11,828, respectively.

He also noted the student appropriation of $12,873 per student at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, Lancaster.

Tuition rates for the schools vary.

The tuition cost per semester for an in-state Penn College student is $8,370 including student fees, according to officials. That cost is based on 15 credits of education.

For Thaddeus Stevens students, the tuition cost per semester is $4,100. Officials from both Lock Haven and Mansfield universities were not available to provide specific tuition figures for their schools. Figures on their web sites indicate tuition for an in-state student enrolled in a 15-credit semester pays about $7,700, with fees estimated at about $3,150 per academic year at Lock Haven University and about $9,450 per academic year at Mansfield.

Everett, a member of Penn College’s board of trustees, said it’s high time Penn College, a school of more than 5,000 students, gets its fair share.

“We have to make our case,” he said.

Everett noted that Penn College offers both associate’s and bachelor’s degree in a number of programs to students, almost all of whom find jobs following graduation. In fact, he stands by the more than 95 percent placement figure often touted by school officials.

“We want others to know that,” he said.

Everett said for the school to receive a higher appropriation amount will mean convincing people in powerful positions in the state Legislature to increase the amount, which he said is a specific line-item in the annual budget, following the line-item for Penn State. Penn College is affiliated with Penn State.