Faculty Spotlight: Natalie McAnallen

Hear from Medical Assisting Lead Instructor, Natalie McAnallen, as she shares her experiences at Penn Commercial as a student and faculty. Working as a medical assistant is an important role to the health care team, and is an experience like no other. In today’s health care workforce, medical assistants are becoming increasingly relied upon by […]

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Lennox Sponsored HVAC-R Lab

Explore our new Lennox Sponsored HVAC-R lab with a tour by HVAC Instructor, Don McGary! Penn Commercial Business/Technical School has nearly 90 years of experience preparing students in Washington County for meaningful skilled trade careers. Students in the HVAC-R Training program benefit from a thorough, hands-on learning experience in which they are able to train […]

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Alumni Spotlight: Chris Ramos

Chris Ramos graduated from Penn Commercial Business/Technical School‘s HVAC-R Training program in 2018. When transitioning from military to civilian life, Chris found challenges, but also opportunities to use his skills obtained in the military in his HVAC-R training. Students in Penn Commercial’s HVAC-R program benefit from a thorough, hands-on learning experience in which they are able […]

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Faculty Spotlight: Mackenzie Miller

Hear Mackenzie Miller talk about her experience as the Supervisor and Director of Cosmetology at Toni & Guy Washington, PA. Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy strives to ensure students come away with a well-rounded skill set, an understanding of the hairdresser’s role, confidence in providing customer service, and extremely marketable real-world salon experience. Visit us […]

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Alumni Spotlight: Courtney Hilderbrand and Jamie Divelbliss

Hear from graduates, Courtney Hilderbrand and Jamie Divelbliss about their experiences in the Penn Commercial Medical Assistant program. Working as a medical assistant is an important role to the health care team, and is an experience like no other. In today’s health care workforce, medical assistants are becoming increasingly relied upon by both doctors and […]

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Women in Trucking

 Since Penn Commercial launched a six-week CDL trucking program in 2017, it has attracted a diverse group of students — including women. With a strong support network, hands-on learning from experienced instructors and job-placement assistance, Penn Commercial provides a strong foundation for a long-lasting career. Listen as two recent Penn CDL grads — Rhonda […]

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Benefits of Trucking

Hear Lead Instructor of Penn Commercial’s CDL program, Ben Crawford, talk about the benefits of trucking. Penn Commercial Business/Technical School has nearly 90 years of experience preparing students in Washington County for meaningful skilled trade careers. Our six-week Commercial Driver License (CDL) Training Program provides you with both classroom and practical driving experience to prepare […]

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Get Driving, Get Paid

Everything you need to know about earning your Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). Can’t imagine yourself sitting at a desk in some stuffy cubicle five days a week? Enjoy being out on the road? Would you enjoy it more if you actually get paid to do it? If your answer to these questions was “yes,” then […]

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Faculty Spotlight: Christine Pickering – Esthetics

It wasn’t in Christine Pickering’s plans to become a teacher. A licensed cosmetologist for 21 years who owned and operated a salon for more than 14 years, she also studied nursing and went back to school five years ago to get her esthetics license. Pickering’s esthetics instructor and college professor recognized her potential for teaching […]

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Higher Education’s Brave New World

Why top students are choosing trade school over traditional college. Raelee Nicholson could have had her pick of prestigious four-year universities. The high school junior from just outside of Pittsburgh is a member of the National Honor Society, is earning A’s in her honors classes, and scored very highly on her college board exams. So naturally, a top-notch private college, an elite public university, or maybe even an Ivy was the next logical step for Nicholson after high school. Right? Wrong. The stellar student decided that the path she wanted to choose was a trade school to train for a career as a diesel mechanic. Welcome to the realities of higher education in the year 2018. Nicholson’s story was told […]

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Faculty Spotlight: Zach Dean – Welding Technology

Zach Dean grew up on a farm. In addition to doing the usual farm chores a boy of 10 would do, Dean learned to weld. That was the beginning of what would be a fulfilling – and profitable – career. “We were always welding stuff there on the farm,” Dean, an instructor in Penn Commercial’s […]

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Faculty Spotlight: Ashley Subasic – Director of Career Services

Helping You Build Your Future! Thousands of students have graduated from Penn Commercial Business/Technical School over the past 85 years and have gone on to enjoy success in their field of choice. Our dedicated Career Services Department is committed to helping our graduates accomplish their professional goals. Hear from Director of Career Services Ashley Subasic on […]

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Alumni Spotlight: Chris Rodgers – Esthetics Program

“In the esthetics program we get to have a one on one small classroom size, we get to do facials, waxing, the mircoderm., it is a lot of hands on and I really liked that!” Learn more about esthetics graduate Chris Rodgers! This 12-week diploma program provides students with training in the area of Esthetics. […]

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Different Day, New Solution: How estheticians find solutions to all kinds of different skin care problems

Every person is unique. But because everyone is unique, it also means we all face our own issues and often struggles when it comes to taking care of our skin and presenting our best outward appearance. This is where estheticians come into the equation. Estheticians are experts in skin care and provide treatment, knowledge, and […]

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Make Your Mark as an Esthetician

The many ways experts in the field can build confidence in others. Confidence is a powerful thing. Every day, it affects how people all over the world perform in their schooling, their careers, their relationships, and many other aspects of life. Much of an individual’s confidence comes from knowing he or she is projecting the […]

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Busting through commonly held myths about the welding profession

It happens all the time. You know without a doubt that it’s time for a change in your profession or career. You start exploring options, trying to find that ideal path that will provide job security, good pay, and be something you enjoy doing. And eventually, you find it. But then something happens that causes […]

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