Wilkes Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing: Review & Facts

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Wilkes Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing is a public school with 65 students enrolled. This college was established in 1972 and is one of the 3 schools and colleges located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Academic Offerings

Wilkes Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing will give you the option to receive a 1-year certificate.

Majors
Offered
1
Wilkes Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing deploys a continuous curriculum calendar system and offers the only major - Licensed Practical and Vocational Nurse Training. Read the details about Curriculum offered at this college and see the program Rating.

It is important to know student retention and graduation rates before you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are typically a good sign. However, if you would like to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

Wilkes Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing student retention rate is low at 50% (way below Pennsylvania average). Taking this statistic into consideration, apparently students somewhat enjoy their stay at this school.

Student Retention
50%
Bad
The graduation rate at Wilkes Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing is very good: 84%.

Student to faculty ratio at Wilkes Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing is good -- 9:1.

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate
64%
As reported in recent data, 92 applications were submitted and 59 were accepted, so it is not very hard to be accepted at this school.

This college might accept your advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) at entry.

Dual Credits
Accepted
Yes
The undergraduate application fee at Wilkes Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing is $25.00.

To receive the most accurate and up-to-date information about applying to Wilkes Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call the school's general information office at (570) 822-6539.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
A
Safe
There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Wilkes Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

At this moment there is no on-campus housing at Wilkes Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing.

Based on the college crime numbers, Wilkes Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing appears to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Wilkes Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing Location and Address

Postal Address:
Wilkes Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing
350 Jumper Rd
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
18705-0699, USA
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