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Western Area Career & Technology Center

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania Public Less than 2-year Rural area

Overview

Located in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, Western Area Career & Technology Center is a public career and technical school. Its campus is in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 23 students.

Western Area Career & Technology Center offers certificates across 1 program, the largest being Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training. It awarded 9 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 50% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
23
Students enrolled
50%
First-year retention
9
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
1
Programs and majors
6:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 1

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
50%
First-year retention, part-time students
75%
Student-to-faculty ratio
6:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates of 1 to 2 years
9

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
23
Undergraduates, fall 2024
23
Full-time, fall 2024
22%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
24
Full-time, 2024-25
25%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
100%
Men
0%
White
71%
Black or African American
29%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Executive Director
Michael Milanovich
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling

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