Crawford County Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing Program (PCTC)

300 Roosevelt Boulevard, Eleanor, WV

Crawford County Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing Program offers an outstanding education. Classes start every July and finish in June. The program consists of twelve months of classroom/clinical instruction, or 48 weeks. Classes are held Monday through Friday from 8AM to 3PM. In-state tuition is $13,500. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $15,300.

Classes take place at Crawford County Career and Technical Center in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Clinical opportunities take place at Meadville Medical Center. Students will learn through classroom instruction and clinical experiences the skills needed to excel as a nurse. Upon completion of the program, graduates will be ready for an entry-level position as a nurse.

According to data which was gathered from 2011 - 2012 Academic Year, Crawford County CTC has a job placement rate of 93.8%. This information was obtained through graduate surveys.

Crawford County CTC has three year average retention rate (2010 - 2012) of 67% and an on-time completion rate of 100%. On-time completion means that CCCTC students completed the program within one year.

Nursing is a rewarding career with many opportunities. Pennsylvania is expected to face an ever-growing gap between the LPN positions and the supply of LPNs to fill these positions.The Center for Workforce Information and Analysis (2009) projected the shortage of LPNs by 2016 could be as high as 6,600, but will certainly be at least 4,100. The medium salary for nurses is $64,690.