PITC Institute is a career school offering an accredited Practical Nursing program, located in Wyncote, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This is a specialized program where you can achieve PN Associate in Skilled Technology Degree (AST). After successfully completing the PN AST program, you are eligible to appear at the PN-NCLEX examination. Passing the NCLEX exam will earn you an LPN, the Licensed Practical Nurse.
We offer a full-time day program, and a part-time evening program, for your convenience.
PITC Institute is in existence since 1998, one of the oldest schools to offer a PN program in our region. We have graduated hundreds of students who are now practicing as LPNs in long-term care facilities and hospitals in the greater Philadelphia area.
PITC Institute PN AST program has the distinct advantage of an all-rounded education that includes several General Education courses. This expanded program provides skills in nursing as well as knowledge in a variety of subjects, such as Biology, Psychology, Sociology, and others. These are highly desirable skills for employers that contribute to the advancements in a nursing career.
PITC Institute also has partnerships with a university that can offer you a bachelor’s in nursing, and other degree-seeking programs, after you graduate from the PNAST program.
PITC Institute is approved by the US Department of Education to offer Title IV Pell grants to qualified students. Our PNAST is also approved to offer the PA Department of Education’s PHEAA grant. The combined Pell and PHEAA grants, if qualified, pay for a substantial part of the education at PITC Institute. You can also qualify for Title IV Direct and Subsidized loans.
PITC Institute also offers tuition scholarships to qualified students. We also have a partnership with an institution that offers assistance to our students during their studies.
PITC Institute has a state-of-the-art simulation facility and labs that provide the experience that prepares the students for a nursing career. As part of the required educational program, we have clinical agreements with a number of long-term care facilities where we send our students for hands-on learning education.
We have relationships with many facilities over the years that have hired our LPNs and are very satisfied with their education and skills.
As a school offering a Practical Nurse program for over a decade and a half, we are proud to serve our students with the benefit of highly qualified instructors, and greater experience in teaching critical thinking skills that are so essential for the nursing to think on their feet when required.
We are accredited by ABHES, licensed by the PA Dept of Education, and approved by the PA Board of Nursing.
Better potential for earning higher salaries. With an associate’s degree, you can earn more per year than with just a high school Diploma.
More marketable and desirable for jobs beyond entry level.
Learning additional skills like critical thinking and analysis.
Networking opportunities for future career options.
Better job benefits like insurance, retirement, and possibly even travel.
PN AST is a degree you can earn in about two years. As with a bachelor’s degree, an Associates degree requires the completion of general education courses to help provide a well-rounded education.
ASSOCIATE IN SPECIALIZED TECHNOLOGY (AST)
A degree is an advanced education option where you pick an area of study to be your major. However, in addition to classes that are specific to your major, you must also complete general classes, like English, history, math, and other topics. This provides a well-rounded education.
PRACTICAL NURSE COHORTS
STUDENTS ENROLLED
BSN OR MSN INSTRUCTORS
