Northern Pennsylvania Regional College (NPRC) held its first Erie County Advisory Committee meeting on December 3, 2019, at the Manufacturer and Business Association, 2171 West 38th Street, Erie, PA. “The role of the committee is to provide important connections to community stakeholder groups that can help inform NPRC decision-making, and to make recommendations to the … Read more
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College (NPRC) recently received professional designation by the Pennsylvania Key for their Early Childhood Education Program. The Department of Human Services (DHS) identifies NPRC as a Pennsylvania Quality Assurance System (PQAS) provider for “PA Keys to Professional Development approved instruction.” A PQAS designation is a formal recognition that all Early Childhood Education … Read more
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College (NPRC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It has joined GivingTuesday, a global generosity day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities, and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. GivingTuesday will kick off the generosity season this year by inspiring people to give back on Tuesday, … Read more
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Warren, Pa: Spring 2020 will mark the first term of Northern Pennsylvania Regional College’s (NPRC) independent operation. NPRC received authorization from the Pennsylvania Department of Education to grant Associate degrees and certificates in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in May 2019. Since receiving authorization, NPRC has begun taking steps to separate from their partner institution, Gannon University, … Read more
Friday was the celebration of the new Education and Training Hub being developed at the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville. Representatives from Northern Pennsylvania Regional College, Pitt’s Manufacturing Assistance Center, and The Manchester Bidwell Corp. all spoke about the transformations, commitments to the community, and the action that is needed to take for success. An … Read more
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College (NPRC) reaches another new milestone with the hiring of their core faculty members. These first four faculty positions bring regional natives back to the area and provided the opportunity to those already in our region. The disciplines hired for are English and Communications, Natural Sciences, Manufacturing and Technology, and Early Childhood … Read more
Some people say they want a community college in Erie. We agree. Erie County deserves affordable higher education and workforce development opportunities for all its citizens. Here is what we are doing to help: We’re Northern Pennsylvania Regional College and we are committed to serving the residents of Erie County. We offer two-year associate degrees … Read more
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College held its Fall 2019 Faculty Development Day on Saturday, August 17th at the College’s administrative offices. Sixteen adjunct and full-time faculty members joined administrators and staff of NPRC and their partner institution, Gannon University, for training in teaching techniques for virtual environments and addressing non-academic student issues. Those in attendance also … Read more
College to Work with Local Stakeholders to Identify Education & Training Needs NPRC Administration hosted the Erie County Task Force at a meeting on August 9, 2019 to listen to concerns and discuss the Memorandum of Agreement and resolution that was collaboratively written by Erie County government administration and the NPRC, but later dramatically revised … Read more
