Distance Learning Degrees

Complete your Bachelor of Science degree via distance learning at Pennsylvania College of Technology!

If you have earned an associate's degree or hold other appropriate credentials from Penn College or another institution, you can continue your education online in order to complete your B.S. degree in one of seven different programs of study.

To be considered for enrollment, contact the Penn College Admissions office at 1-800-367-9222 or complete an Application for Admission and indicate your interest in a distance-learning offering.

If you accept grants from PHEAA (Pennsylvania’s state grant agency), you should carefully monitor the percentage of distance education credits in your schedule to meet PHEAA requirements for funding. Contact the Penn College Financial Aid office for more information.

Scheduling for your first semester of enrollment is handled through the appropriate academic school office. After the first semester, online scheduling is available through the Student Information System (SIS).

Programs offered via distance learning are:

• Subject to all standard Penn College academic policies, procedures, tuition, and fees
• Administered through the appropriate academic schools
• Delivered through the ANGEL Learning Management Suite (tutorial available on login page; access given 24 hours prior to the start of the semester)
• Supplemented by textbooks and course materials available for purchase through The College Store

Prior college-level learning experience may help you gain credits toward a degree available through distance learning. Learn more about transfer credits.

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Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Applied Health Studies

Offered through the School of Health Sciences

If you are a credentialed health care practitioner (currently or soon to be certified, licensed, or registered in a health care profession), you can increase your opportunities for advancement and establish a more marketable, multi-skilled background by completing this bachelor's degree. The program also may provide preparation for more advanced level studies.

You must be certified, licensed, registered, or degreed in a health care area to be eligible for admission. A maximum of 47 credits may be applied to this degree. Individual portfolios/credentials/transcripts are evaluated for transfer credit.

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Automotive Technology Management

Offered through the School of Transportation Technology

If you have completed coursework equivalent to an associate degree related to automotive, collision repair, or automotive management, you can develop skills essential to a management career – supervision, personnel management, customer service, sales, and more – in this program.

Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certificate, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Certification, or Automotive Service Management Training, coupled with two years of full-time transportation related maintenance or service management work, may be considered as credit toward the associate degree requirement for entry into the program.

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Dental Hygiene: Health Policy and Administration Concentration

Offered through the School of Health Sciences

If you are a licensed hygienist and a graduate of an accredited dental hygiene program, you may continue your education in this B.S. degree in order to pursue positions such as legislative aide, lobbyist, insurance review specialist, dental health consultant, office manager, marketing representative, public health hygienist, and oral health specialist.

To be considered for admission, you must have obtained a passing score on the Dental Hygiene National Board Examination, graduated from an accredited dental hygiene program, and acquired a current dental hygiene license in any state.

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Health Information Management

Offered through the School of Business & Computer Technologies

The Health Information Management major prepares students to manage health-care data and information resources. If you are a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or have earned an associate's degree in Health Information Technology from an institution accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics & Information Management Education (CAHIIM) or Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), you are eligible to complete this online bachelor's degree.

You may be eligible to transfer a block of 39 credits into the program by virtue of your RHIT credential or associate degree from a CAHIIM (or CAAHEP) accredited institution.

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Nursing (BSN)

Offered through the School of Health Sciences

If you are registered nurse who has graduated from a diploma- or associate-degree nursing program, you may complete this bachelor's degree in order to be eligible for positions of greater responsibility in a variety of health care settings.

To be eligible, you must hold a current, valid RN license in any state and be eligible for licensure in Pennsylvania. Applicants are reviewed on an individual basis; additional requirements may apply.

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Technology Management

Offered through the School of Business & Computer Technologies

If you have earned an associate's degree in any technical or professional area, you may enhance your opportunities for advancement by completing this degree. The program allows you to gain business and management skills that will prepare you for administrative or management positions in your career field.

You must complete an associate's degree in a technical/professional area (minimum of 60 credits) before entering this major. You may not enter as a first- or second-year student. Degrees in business management fields, including retail or marketing, will not meet eligibility requirements for this major.

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Web Design & Multimedia

Offered through the School of Business & Computer Technologies

If you have completed an associate's degree in graphic design or other media/arts related fields from an accredited or state-approved college or university, you may increase your marketability by earning this degree, focused on the use of online and interactive media.

An individual with a significant work history in an art-related field and an associate's degree also may be eligible for enrollment.