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Bidwell Training Center Inc is a 2-year, private nonprofit institute located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The institute was founded in 1968 by the Manchester community and Bidwell Street Presbyterian Church. It was originally named as Bidwell Cultural and Training Center but in 1987, the institute was renamed Bidwell Training Center. The United States Department of Labor named the institute as winner of the Epic Award in 2000. The campus includes a 350-seat auditorium.
Bidwell Training Center Inc offers an array of degrees and programs in chemical laboratory technology, horticulture technology, medical claims processor, office technology, culinary arts, pharmacy technology, and medical. Bidwell Training Center also assists the students in finding training - related employment.
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Campus Location1815 Metropolitan St Pittsburgh, PA 15233 USA Main Tel: (412) 323-4000 Web Site The campus is in a large city. |
Bidwell Training Center Inc HighlightsWhere Bidwell Training Center Inc stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in landscaping and horticulture, science and laboratory technician, medical adminstration, computer science and engineering, and cooking and culinary arts.
- High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
- Many mature (40+ year old) students.
Other important characteristics:
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total Earned | Different Programs |
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| < 1 year certificate | 80 | 5 | | 1-2 year certificate | 53 | 4 | | Associate | 19 | 1 |
Bidwell StudentsThe student enrollment at Bidwell was 187 in 2007 (187 full-time equivalent). About 42% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 58% of the class. Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other CostsFinancial Aid: Bidwell participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| Without tenure; tenure not available | | 21 |
Housing and MealsOn-campus housing is not available.
Bidwell Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 80% | | Women | 88% | | All | 84% |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (26 awarded) - Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (27 awarded) - Culinary Arts/Chef Training
LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (25 awarded) - Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (47 awarded) - Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk
- Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
- Medical Office Management/Administration
- Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (8 awarded) - Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (19 awarded) - Chemical Technology/Technician
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