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Tips to Help You Feel Calm and Focused in College

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Your Roadmap to Nursing at P.I.T.

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Three Ways Earning an Associate Degree Can Change Your Future

It’s no secret that job earnings tend to increase with levels of education.  In a competitive culture, it is almost required to have some type of formal post-high school training or education to earn a living wage.  If you are not winning the lottery, inheriting a large sum of money, planning to marry a millionaire, or plan on becoming an entrepreneur, then you need to think about getting an education. Here are three ways earning an associate degree can change your future: 1.     Make More Money! According to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s living wage calculator for Delaware County, PA , a working adult with one child needs to make $23.64 per hour or about $49,000 per year to support their family.  The Bureau of Labor and Statistic’s Employment Projections show that with a high school diploma alone the median annual wage is around $37,000.  This number jumps to $51,000 with an associate degree . 2         M...

Fall Open House

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Pennsylvania Institute of Technology Announces Partnership with Delaware County Technical High School and the Delaware County Intermediate Unit

Pennsylvania Institute of Technology Announces Partnership with the Delaware County Technical High Schools a department of the Delaware County Intermediate Unit Pennsylvania Institute of Technology (PIT) has teamed up with Delaware County Technical High Schools (DCTS) a department of the Delaware County Intermediate Unit (DCIU) to create a transfer agreement that will allow eligible high school students to transfer credits earned at DCTS to PIT for college credit.    Former students of DCTS can have their high school transcripts evaluated now for classes starting October 9 th .  This agreement supports students who attend DCTS, and wish to continue learning and earn a degree in their area of interest.   PIT is granting up to 18 credits to qualified DCTS students.  Students benefit by getting a jump start in college by receiving transfer credit saving the student time and money.   P.I.T.’s Vice President, Jack Bacon, remarks “Thi...