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Pace Institute

Pace Institute is a 2-year, private institute located in Reading, Pennsylvania. The institute was founded in 1977 as a training division of the Professional Practice Management Association, a Reading -based consulting organization. The school currently offers special interest classes, 30 career programs and specialized associate’s degree programs. Students are offered diploma programs in diverse fields of study, including legal and medical secretary programs, computer applications specialization and customer service & word processing.

Various programs and social events are organized at Pace Institute throughout the school year. It also offers financial assistance to eligible students.

Campus Location

606 Court St
Reading, PA 19601-3542
USA
Main Tel: (610) 375-1212
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Pace Institute Highlights

Where Pace Institute stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in engineering, medical adminstration, office and administration, law, business and management, hospitality, and computer science and engineering.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • High female/male ratio.

Other important characteristics:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
  • Library on-campus

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Associate439
1-2 year certificate217
2-4 year degree114

Students

The student enrollment at Pace Institute was 250 in 2007 (250 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 6,360
Books and supplies$ 652

Financial Aid: Pace Institute participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Housing and Meals

On-campus housing is not available.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (14 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Fashion Merchandising

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

  • Computer Programming/Programmer

ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

HOSPITALITY (3 awarded)

  • Tourism and Travel Services Management

LAW (17 awarded)

  • Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (21 awarded)

  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (12 awarded)

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

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Pace Institute with government-defined occupation categories.)

Click occupations below for career details, including job description, studies, degree requirements, how to evaluate schools, and more.

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