Phased School Reopening Health and Safety Plan
Phased School Reopening Health and Safety Plan The Central PA Institute of Science and Technology has created a Health and Safety Plan which will serve as the local guidelines for all instructional and non-instructional reopening activities. CPI's Health and Safety Plan was approved by the Joint Operating Committee on July 27, 2020 and is posted on the website at https://cpi.edu/covid-19-information/phased-school-reopening-health-and-safety-plan/. We will continue to monitor our Health and Safety Plan [...]
Phased Return of CPI Post-Secondary Students – Beginning June 9th
CPI is beginning a phased return to school for its post-secondary students whose diploma or degree programs were impacted by COVID-19. Following CDC and other safety protocols, students will begin returning to campus on June 9th. For currently enrolled students, if you have not already heard from your Program Instructor - please contact your instructor about the date and time of your planned return to complete your diploma or degree [...]
CPI to Begin Distributing Federal CARES Funding to Adult Students
CPI Adult Students: CPI is beginning to distribute federal CARES funding to post-secondary students enrolled in its degree and diploma programs. The US Department of Education established grant funding designated to assist students whose education was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. CPI administration and its Aid office established a formula for directly distributing CARES funding to students. CARES grant funding will be mailed or delivered to impacted students very soon. [...]
Important Message for Students and Parents
Dear Parents and Students: I hope that everyone is well and staying healthy. Thank you as always for your patience and persistence during these difficult times. At this time, students are scheduled to return to class on April 9th, but that date is likely to be moved back. With that being said, teachers and administrators have been working hard for the past week to create optional learning activities for our students. [...]
Corona Virus: Updated Information From the CDC
Current Corona Virus information and updates are available at the CDC website or the PA Department of Health's website CPI will continue to post updates to schedules, classes, and other information as they occur.
Cosmetology Salon Temporarily Closed
Effective Friday, March 13th, CPI's Cosmetology Salon - which is open to the public, is temporarily closed until further notice. A notice will be posted on CPI's website when the Salon will re-open for public services.
Create Mobile Apps Summer Program at CPI
This summer program is for 6th-8th grade students. Create an interactive mobile game that uses your phone's gyroscope to control your character through mazes and obstacles to find the goal! This course focuses on the unique advantages of the mobile platform for development, teaches students modern approaches in game design, and uses haptic and SFX feedback to enhance the game's feel. Students walk away with a robust mobile app that [...]
Safe2Say Something
Safe2Say Something is a youth violence prevention program. Through the "Safe2Say Something" program students can submit anonymous tips to report a problem. Tips can be reported by downloading the Safe2Say Something app, by phone at 1-844-SAF2SAY or online at https://www.safe2saypa.org/tip/. For more information go to https://www.safe2saypa.org/for-students/.
Safe School Helpline
CPI has partnered with The Safe School Helpline. The Safe School Helpline is for students, parents, staff and community members to anonymously report wrongdoing and illegal activities that will affect schools. You can report information by either calling 1-800-418-6423 ext. 359, text TIPS to 66746, online at safeschoolhelpline.com, or download the free Safe School Helpline app.
Medical Assistant Performance Data
The Medical Assistant Education Review Board requires a public posting of program (Medical Assistant) performance results. As such, please find Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology's most recent employer satisfaction and job placement results for its CAAHEP/MAERB-accredited Medical Assistant program in the attached PDF. View Data
Denae Taylor
By her own account, Denae Taylor was a “pretty good student,” a modest statement for someone normally on the High Honor Roll, always excited to learn, who found school to be easy because she was a fast learner. Yet, while attending Bellefonte Area High School Denae was not certain about a future involving post-secondary education, ultimately choosing CPI because she felt it would give her the necessary skills to obtain [...]
Randy Haynes
Randy Haynes, a Bald Eagle Area graduate who completed CPI’s Precision Machine Technology program, was an honors student graduating in the top ten percent of his class. While at CPI, he was a member of the National Technical Honor Society and earned awards for CPI’s Outstanding Student of the Year, Outstanding Cooperative Education Student, Cooperative Education “Recognition for Reliability”, and Precision Machining MVP for the class of 2012. Additionally, he [...]
Matthew Wolfe
Although he excelled in a traditional classroom setting, when Mathew Wolfe was a teen he became very interested in cars and the hands-on learning that accompanied it. As a Penns Valley student, Wolfe graduated with a 3.7-grade point average and took as many advanced classes as possible. However, as a senior high student he wanted more control of his future courses and decided CPI would be a good fit. His [...]
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