Pursuing Higher Education

There are six colleges in the immediate Northern Allegheny County area, which offer higher educational degrees and certificate programs, as well as another eight colleges in the surrounding areas.

La Roche College’s campus, located in the heart of the North Hills, sprawls over 80 acres and hosts approximately 1,600 students.

La Roche offers a variety of majors, and a graduate program in Human Resources Management.

The Community College of Allegheny County — North Campus has an enrollment of l l,000 credit students and 37,000 non-credit students. CCAC North offers more than 80 academic programs designed for either transferring to a university or for starting a career.

Chatham College North campus offers a variety of programs of study for over 100 students looking to pursue further education. Their programs include master’s degrees in teaching, management and non-fiction writing, counseling, psychology and communications technology.

Located in Cranberry, Carlow College — North Campus offers women over 30 undergraduate majors within six divisions, as well as master’s programs in education, professional leadership and nursing. Carlow is also one of a few four-year colleges in the nation to offer a baccalaureate degree in biology with certification in perfusion technology.

Waynesburg College — North Hills Center, located in Wexford, currently offers students three programs to choose from, including an undergraduate business program, an RN to BSN undergraduate degree and an MBA graduate program. All programs are offered in an accelerated format to accommodate an adult’s busy lifestyle.

And the newest addition to the educational circle in the area is Slippery Rock University. Slippery Rock University offers an Applied Technology Management track of the Bachelor of Science in Applied Science degree among many other programs. The university is located at its new North Hills site, at the Waterfront Corporate Park near Interstate 79, Wexford. A convenient computer lab also adds a technological component to the program of study, and an innovative ITV classroom allows faculty to conduct courses via videoconferencing in several locations.