The NPRC Board of Trustees will conduct a regularly scheduled meeting in Warren on Friday, June 13 from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Zoom connection will be available for remote attendees. The agenda for the upcoming meeting can be found here.
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
Founding President of Northern Pennsylvania Regional College (NPRC), Dr. Joseph T. Nairn was appointed by the College’s Board of Trustees to serve on the Center for Rural Pennsylvania’s 13-member Board of Directors. The request for a representative’s appointment came from the Center for Rural Pennsylvania’s Director, Barry L. Denk, early in July following the passage … Read more
On Friday, August 9th at 1:00 pm in Warren, the Northern Pennsylvania Regional College (NPRC) Board and Administration met with the Erie County Council, at their invitation, to discuss the proposed partnership between NPRC and Erie County Council. This meeting was held in response to the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and resolution that was recently … Read more
In its efforts to align education and training to community and business needs, the Northern Pennsylvania Regional College (NPRC) has recently been approved by two state agencies to provide educational programs in Water Treatment and Waste Water Treatment and Emergency Medical Services. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection approved the Regional College on July … Read more
Erie County citizens are seeking more information about the proposed NPRC/Erie County memorandum of agreement. Many events and conversations over the last 5 years have led to this proposal. In 2014 the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania passed Senate Bill 1000, establishing a rural regional community college in a multicounty rural area that … Read more
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College (NPRC) has been serving students in Erie County since 2017. NPRC currently enrolls 32 Erie County residents at their established locations and has served 99 Erie County residents since 2017. The County locations include 4 N.I.N.E. Center in North East AJ Palumbo Academic Center – Gannon University Corry Higher Education Council … Read more
Navigating the application for admission, scheduling classes, and the financial aid process can be very intimidating. Our Student Success Specialists are there to help you every step of the way through admissions, application for financial aid, class schedule advising, and anything else that may come up during your time with NPRC. Their focus is on … Read more
