Career Education at Pittsburgh Technical Institute
PTI is the right career education choice for students eager to land a job in the world of healthcare. Discover focused, hands-on learning, nurturing teachers, convenient schedules, and student services. PTI offers certificate courses and certification preparation classes to graduates right out of high school, college and university students pursuing a new direction or transferring credits, workers struggling for financial independence, and adults looking for a new start.
Receiving your degree from PTI will prove to provide students with a goal-oriented, project-driven education that utilizes the Blackboard® Learning Management System — your one stop access point for all your classroom needs as well as the Wimba classroom — your instructor via live, interactive sessions or later, at your convenience, via recorded sessions. At PTI our online instructors, whether they are full-time or part-time, facilitate student learning through regular and frequent interaction and feedback. Our faculty are monitored to insure solid instruction in the online classroom. PTI also offers options when it comes to mastering material presented in the online classroom: synchronous classroom sessions on a published schedule, archived sessions on an anytime schedule, and study groups to review sessions with peers as desired.
It doesn't matter where you live, work, and play, you can study at PTI. All it takes is the desire and the dedication to log in, tune in, and turn in your assignments and projects. One more thing — you will need a computer and Internet access.
PTI's Commitment
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- Empower our students to succeed in today's dynamic world
- Combine professional skills and general studies into career-focused education
- Provide our students with the life skills they need to realize their full potential and career goals
- Create a learning environment that encourages students to value each other's differences and work together
- Support student growth and development through services, activities and programs
- Enhance students' professional skills and expectations through state-of-the-industry labs, internships, part-time employment and industry-led projects
- Continually evaluate curriculum following the recommendation of advisors who are industry professionals
- Offer job placement services to help students and alumni meet their career goals
- Keep graduates at the top of their game by offering free technology brush-up courses
Great Things You Can Expect from PTI
- Curriculum endorsed by industry advisory boards
- Applications are accepted on a rolling calendar
- We require a high school diploma or a GED — No SATs or ACTs scores required
- There is no application fee
- Some programs of study require a background check or other special admissions conditions
- You progress through your certificate in a cohort group establishing strong friendships and relationships for fun, study and lifelong associations
- All graduates enjoy the help of the Career Services department — free! For as long as you need them
PTI students graduate with the skills employers seek. Learn how you can become a PTI student by requesting more information!
Career Services
Throughout the PTI experience, a full-time job is the eventual destination. Strategies are in place to make the transition from student to employee in the workplace go smoothly.
- Career Connect — an online career search tool for all-day, any-day, student, graduate and employer use
- Full-time Career Services professionals with strong employer ties
- An ever-growing network of alumni
Military Friendly
From the service to the workplace, PTI is your military-friendly college choice for the education you need to transition to the workplace.
What Sets PTI Apart
- Approved for veteran training
- ACE and CLEP credits accepted
- Approved for Post 9/11 and Montgomery GI Bills
- In-state tuition. Out-of-state tuition. It's all the same.
- No tuition penalty for return to active service.
- Short-term training and career-focused majors
- Adult admissions coordinators
- Unlimited employment help from PTI Career Services
