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Pennsylvania Career Colleges and Schools: 2013 Key Outcome Statistics

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May 2013 Update

*State Authorization
*PHEAA Grants
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*PELL Grants
*PAPSA Award Deadline May 31
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Retraining Displaced Workers

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PAPSA Workshop

School Security: What Have We Learned? What Can Be Done?
Presented by David Gordon, Security Specialist
May 17 (East) - ITT Technical Institute, Plymouth Meeting
June 21 (West) - Sanford-Brown Institute, Pittsburgh

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PAPSA Conference

July 31-August 1, 2013
Sheraton Harrisburg Hotel
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Legislative Connections

 

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Find A Career School That's Right For You!

Bidwell Training Center


1815 Metropolitan St.
Pittsburgh, PA, 15233
Phone(s): 412-323-4000, 800-516-1800 Ext.150,
Fax(s): 412-325-1787
Email(s):
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SCHOOL PRESIDENT: Valerie Njie, Executive Director

ADMISSIONS INFORMATION

Director: Ken Huselton
Date for Applications: Always Open
Application Fee: No
Matriculation/Registration Deposit: No
Interview/Visit Required: Yes
Tests Required: Yes
High School Diploma/GED: Yes

GENERAL INFORMATION

# of Students: 200 Annually full-time
# of Faculty: 17 full-time
Student/Faculty Ratio: 12 to 1
Transfer Credit: No
Accreditation/Approvals: ACCSC, VA, ASHSP, OVR, TRA, PHEAA, USDE & MAERB Courses Offered: Weekdays

FINANCIAL AID/PLACEMENT

Aid Available to Qualified Students: Pell grants, Other
% Full-time Financial Assistance: 100%
Job Placement % Most Recent Year: 80% As reported on the 2012 Annual Report for the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges.

FEATURES OF THE SCHOOL

For 45 years Bidwell has been a place where learning has an urgency. Our programs are related to employer needs. We work with leading corporate partners to identify high demand careers. Facilities include a 350-seat auditorium, culinary amphitheater, 200-seat dining hall, pharmacy laboratory, chemical laboratory, library, computer laboratories.

PROGRAMS

Title Length Type of Degree Tuition
Chemical Laboratory Technician
12 mos/1503 hours
Degree
$ 14,000
Culinary Arts
11 mos/1364 hrs
Diploma
$ 19,000
Medical Claims Processor
7 mos/900 hrs
Diploma
$ 11,000
Medical Coder
9 mos/1220 hrs
Diploma
$ 12,000
Pharmacy Technician
9 mos/1140 hrs
Diploma
$ 12,000
eMA: Electronic Record Medical Assistant
8 mos/1060 hrs
Diploma
$ 10,500
Horticulture Technology
7 mos/940 hrs
Diploma
$ 12,000

All degrees referred to are Specialized Associate Degrees. Contact school for most recent tuition and program information. All information current as of March 2013.

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