Adult students are accepted into daytime programs as space permits. Opportunities exist for adult students to upgrade skills in their current position, refresh skills for employment, or enter a new field. Adult students are offered individualized programs tailored to their needs. Flexible scheduling, child care on the campus (not affiliated with WACTC), and placement assistance are available. Customized industry employee training programs are also offered. Western Area CTC is a state-approved TRA/TAA educational provider.
Tuition is $7.25 per instructional hour. The number of hours contracted will determine the final cost. All payments must be made in advance. Adult application for admission is made through the office at Western Area Career & Technology Center (724) 746-2890 or visit the school at 688 Western Avenue, Canonsburg, PA. Click here for directions to the school.
Companies requesting to be billed should send an authorized letter to the Business Coordinator, Western Area Career & Technology Center, 688 Western Avenue, Canonsburg, PA 15317. The letter should be on company letterhead, signed by an authorized company official and must include a request to be billed.
Adults attending classes during the day time are required to obtain Act 33 and Act 34 Clearances.
Western Area CTC’s Licensed Practical Nursing program is a 12-month full-time or 24-month part-time program and is divided into four levels of instruction totaling 1,603 hours. Clinical experience is given concurrently with theory. Graduates are eligible to take the Practical Nurse Licensure Examination. Practical nurses are employed in hospitals, long-term care facilities, physicians’ and dentists’ offices, community health clinics, industry, and in private homes under the supervision of registered nurses and licensed physicians. The armed services grant a special rating to licensed practical nurses.
Western Area CTC has partnered with SAGE Corporation to provide the area’s leading tractor-trailer driver training program. This program provides students with the basic knowledge and practical skills necessary to become an entry-level over-the-road truck driver. Graduates receive a Class A CDL with all endorsements required to drive any type of commercial truck in interstate operation. The program consists of 150 hours of instruction (including 44 driving hours, one student per truck) conducted in about 4-5 weeks. The program meets needs of students with no prior knowledge or experience in truck driving.