Laurel Technical Institute

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Laurel Business Institute is a 2-year, private for-profit institute, with one of its campuses in Sharon, Pennsylvania. The institute also has a campus in Meadville, Pennsylvania. The school was founded in the year 1926. The present owners took ownership of the school in the year 1977. The school grants associates degrees in computerized office technology, business administration, medical and legal secretary, executive administrative assistant, medical office assistant, and health information technology.

Laurel Business Institute has active and successful organizations and the students of the institute take part in numerous events and programs. The school offers placement services for the graduates, career counseling services, and student employment services. The institute has a diverse student body.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in office and administration and law.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High female/male ratio.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 167 in 2009-2010 (176 full-time equivalent).

About 22% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 78% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 45% of the student body. About 18% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

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 (4 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
• Information Science/Studies

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Child Care and Support Services Management

LAW (3 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (35 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
• Medical Office Assistant/Specialist
• Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (4 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry
• Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications