Community College of Beaver County

Founded in 1970, Westmoreland County Community College serves more than 6,000 full- and part-time students. The college s facility features a theater, art gallery, library, cafeteria, bookstore, gymnasium, fitness center and general classrooms. In addition, it operates science, multimedia technology, culinary arts, and computer and desktop publishing laboratories. Westmoreland County Community College offers over 55 associate degree, 10 diploma and 40 certificate programs. Its business and industry center features classrooms, laboratories, offices and training facilities for area employers. In addition, the college has athletic fields for baseball, softball and other sports activities. Located in Youngwood, Pa., the college has a staff of more than 400 employees.

Triangle Tech, located in Pittsburgh, offers technical degree and diploma programs to students. The degree programs include architectural computer-aided drafting and design technology, mechanical computer-aided drafting and design technology, maintenance, electricity and construction technology, refrigeration, heating, ventilation and air conditioning technology, carpentry and construction technology, and welding and fabrication technology. The institute s diploma programs include refrigeration, heating, ventilation and air conditioning mechanic, and residential and light commercial electricity. The Pittsburgh location occupies a more than 8-acre complex consisting of nine buildings. The classrooms accommodate from 15 to 30 students and labs and shops are generally limited to a maximum of 20 students.