Erie Business Center

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Erie Business Center is located in Erie, Pennsylvania. Commonly abbreviated as EBC, the college was established in 1884. It was originally known as Clark’s Business College. The college provides its students with a number of career oriented programs leading to associate’s degrees and diplomas. The college offers courses in accounting, information technology, medical assistance, business management, rehabilitation technology and home health aide.

EBC’s student services department offers academic assistance to its students. The college also has extensive library resources. The career services department of the college offers career counseling and placement assistance to students. The college also offers financial aid to students in the form of institutional scholarship programs.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, office and administration, nursing and emergency medicine, computer science and engineering, and business and management.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, for-profit.
• Academic calender: Trimester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 317 in 2009-2010 (336 full-time equivalent).

About 36% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 64% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 38% of the student body. About 17% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 75% are full-time and 25% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (23 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (10 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

HOSPITALITY (2 awarded)

• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management

LAW (6 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (7 awarded)

• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
• Medical Office Management/Administration
• Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (19 awarded)

• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
• Medical/Clinical Assistant

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (59 awarded)

• Home Health Aide/Home Attendant
• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (6 awarded)

• Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (9 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science