Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The American College Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$11M
Total assets Small plan by assets
9
Participants Small participant base
57th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.2M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College · Sponsored by The American College · Pennsylvania · Educational Services

$11M in assets, 9 participants

The American College's The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College reported $11M in total assets and 9 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 57th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #1,471 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

The American College multi-year trail

The American College's plans moved +22.8% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College at $11M / 9 participants.

#1,471
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
-7.1%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $828K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College's mid-pack asset rank among Educational Services and all filers

The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$10,831,373 Top 43% higher than 57% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College is a micro filing (9 participants), the leftmost band.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College reported net income fell from -$184K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$828K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College reported participants fell from 11 in the plan year 2023 filing to 9 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College end-of-year assets fell from $12M in the plan year 2023 filing to $11M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 231352008 · The American College PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College · $11M · 9 · 57th

  • PCT $11M
  • PCT 9
  • PCT 57th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Ironworkers 568 Retirement Plan
  • PCT ind #1471

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Educational Services retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College in the asset neighbourhood

Schiff Hardin LLP Employees' Pension PlanSchiff Hardin LLP Employees'…$11MAndex Industries Inc & Anthony & Co. Retirement PlanAndex Industries Inc & Antho…$11MToronto Raptors Players' Pension PlanToronto Raptors Players' Pen…$11MThe Pension Plan for the Employees of the American CollegeThe Pension Plan for the Emp…$11MIronworkers 568 Retirement PlanIronworkers 568 Retirement P…$11M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

The American College multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The American College plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$47M 22.755783537597164% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$40M$45M$50M 202220232024 $38.4M $47.1M ▲ +22.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 198 $38M
2023 2 216 $43M
2024 2 207 $47M

The American College filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$12M
Net Assets (End of Year)$11M
Net Income-$828K
Employer EIN231352008
Plan Effective Date1955-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College, Total assets ($B): 0.010831373 · Participants: 9The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American CollegeNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.213235301 · Participants: 28308National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.234971663 · Participants: 46110Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.528998 · Participants: 58779The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.178651926 · Participants: 6387The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.003720253 · Participants: 4809Constellation Retirement Program
The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Ironworkers 568 Retirement Plan in MD ($11M); by covered participants it is Jtm Perio Implants, Inc. Cash Balance Plan in CA (9 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (9 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College assets move in 2024? ▼
The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College pulled back noticeably - down 7.1% during 2024, from $12M to $11M. Reported net income was -$828K.
How have The American College plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The American College's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.8%, from $38M to $47M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ironworkers 568 Retirement Plan in MD ($11M, 80 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Pension Plan for the Employees of the American College? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Jtm Perio Implants, Inc. Cash Balance Plan in CA (9 participants, $3M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 231352008.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.