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Penn College Offers Medical Assistant Program at Two Locations

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:05:15 +0000

Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering two medical assistant programs beginning in mid-September – at the Main Campus in Williamsport and at the North Campus in Wellsboro. Employment of medical assistants is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations as the health-services industry expands. Due to technological advances in medicine and a [...]

Penn College Appoints Director for ShaleTEC

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:26:05 +0000

Steven V. Nickell has been named director of the Shale Training & Education Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology. ShaleTEC, a collaboration between Penn College and Penn State Extension, serves as a central resource for the workforce-development and education needs of the community and the oil and natural gas industry. Nickell comes to Penn College [...]

Penn College’s North Campus Moving to New Home

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:48:13 +0000

Beginning with the new year, Pennsylvania College of Technology’s North Campus will offer its array of noncredit education programs and industry training from a new location. The 35-acre North Campus facility on Route 6 is being sold to Shell, and the college will begin renting instructional space from the Wellsboro Area School District. The Practical [...]

Medical Assistant Class Forming at Penn College North Campus

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:01:00 +0000

For those interested in an entry-level position in the health-care field, the next medical assistant class at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s North Campus, located three miles east of Wellsboro, is scheduled to begin in September. Employment of medical assistants is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations as the health-services industry [...]

North Campus to Offer Information Sessions for Health Programs

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:17:22 +0000

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s North Campus, located just east of Wellsboro, will host information sessions for those interested in pursuing nursing or medical assisting as a career. The sessions include information about the application process, tuition and financial aid. Visitors will be able to view the nursing lab and classrooms and have questions answered about [...]

Penn College North Campus Offers Medical Billing Classes

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:28:28 +0000

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s North Campus is offering classes for a medical billing and coding specialist certificate. The part-time certificate curriculum is approved by the National Healthcareer Association, which certifies the competency of newly trained professionals in allied health. The billing and coding classes are for those interested in obtaining the skills needed to work [...]

Medical Assistant Program Offered at Main Campus, North Campus

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:27:22 +0000

Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering two medical assistant programs beginning in mid-September. The noncredit course will be offered at the main campus in Williamsport and at the North Campus, three miles east of Wellsboro. Employment of medical assistants is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations as the health-services industry expands. [...]

North Campus to Offer Medical (Office) Assistant Information Session

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:30:36 +0000

An information session for the next medical (office) assistant class to be offered at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s North Campus will be held July 26. The information session will begin at 9 a.m. at the North Campus, located three miles east of Wellsboro. The next medical assistant class is scheduled to begin in mid-September. Employment [...]

Medical Assistants Complete Program at North Campus

Mon, 23 May 2011 16:31:02 +0000

Graduation ceremonies were held May 20 for those completing the medical (office) assistant program at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s North Campus near Wellsboro. Ten individuals completed the nine-month training program, preparing them for employment in medical offices, labs, clinics and human-service agencies. The students chose their instructors as speakers for the event, including Linda D. [...]

North Campus Instructor Selected for NHA Event

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:29:12 +0000

Julie A. Stager, a certified billing and coding specialist and instructor at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s North Campus near Wellsboro, recently was chosen to take part in the National Healthcareer Association test-item writing workshop, held March 7-8 in Kansas City, Mo. An honorarium covered travel expenses, lodging and conference fees for those selected to take [...]