Partnerships

2019 2020 PARTNERSHIPS

JWF EMPLOYEE LEADERSHIP TRAINING. This was part of the inaugural launch of our Central Park Center in downtown Johnstown, with 41 employees participating in this 10-week training session. A graduation ceremony was held at our Richland Campus for all participants, hosted by JWF leadership.

Corey Christman, Founder of Vethos, LLC

Bill Polacek, CEO of JWF Industries

SOUTHWEST PA CONTRACT TRACING TRAINING CONSORTIUM. Joined this consortium in June 2020, promoting online contact tracing training to Penn Highlands’ faculty and students as a remote internship opportunity for all majors.

CROYLE-NIELSEN, ARBUTUS PARK MANOR, & MATTERN HOUSE. Convened these companies representing senior care, mental health, and homecare to assess common employee skill/trait needs to be successful in all “direct support care” positions. Yvette Madison, Professor of Human Services, created a one semester certificate program to meet their needs.

LAUREL HIGHLANDS ALZHEIMERS’ FOUNDATION (LHAF). Collaborated with the Board of Directors and Penn Highlands’ staff to create a non-credit community education class for family caregivers of Alzheimers’ patients. A luncheon was hosted by the LHAF Board for 24 attendees after the first class was held.

JARI, ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, & CAREERLINK. Collaborated with our agency partners to provide a Zoom meeting overview of the latest WEDnetPA guidelines for newly eligible and returning companies. 52 companies attended.

LAUREL VIEW VILLAGE. Worked with leadership to assess interests of retired residents and offered a variety of personal enrichment classes on-site.

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Laurel View Village (Aeriel View)

MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER. 62 employees recently completed Microsoft and healthcarerelated training through our online ed2go platform. Conemaugh uses this system on a regular basis when WEDnetPA funds are available to them.

SCHOOL OF NURSING. Penn Highlands provides 16 credits of college-level coursework as part of the nursing program. Additionally, Penn Highlands provides the prerequisite coursework for Anatomy and Physiology 1 and 2 for nursing school candidates.

SCHOOL OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY.

Penn Highlands offers the A.A.S. in Health Professions: Radiologic Technology, including 32 credits of general education taught oncampus. The additional 32 credits of clinical coursework is transferred in from the School of Radiologic Technology to comprise the 64 credit A.A.S. degree.

SCHOOL OF HISTOTECHNOLOGY. Penn Highlands offers the A.A.S. in Health Professions: Histotechnology, including 27 credits of general education taught on-campus. Following the first year of coursework, students apply to the School of Histotechnology to complete their clinical program courses at Conemaugh.

SCHOOL OF PARAMEDIC. Penn Highlands offers the A.A.S. in Health Professions: Paramedic. This is a completer program, meaning students complete the Paramedic program through Conemaugh. Upon completion, students may transfer the completed clinical program as a credit block of 30 credits. Then students must complete an additional 30 credits of general education in order to obtain their degree.

Leah Fox Radiologic technology graduate

“I was able to get a job as a radiologic technologist at a local hospital due to my education in the same month that I graduateD.”