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Western Area Career & Technology Center
688 Western Avenue, Canonsburg, PA 15317 · Public less-than-2-year · School website
Career programs at Western Area Career & Technology Center
Western Area Career & Technology Center reported 9 certificate and associate completions in 1 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in LPN/LVN (9). College Scorecard counts 23 undergraduates.
| Program | Award | Length | Program cost | Completions | Earnings, 1 yr | Funding and results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LPN/LVN | Certificate | 1,504 clock hours, 13 months | $18,480 | 9 | $44,872 |
Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).
Cost and aid at Western Area Career & Technology Center
What a year costs, 2024-25
- Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
- $8,066
- Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students
- $43,189
Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.
- Western Area Career & Technology Center net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
- Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.
More Western Area Career & Technology Center programs on the WIOA list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDL ACDL-A Certificate · Online only · CIP 49.0205 | $6,434+ $561 books | 4 weeks, 40 hours a week | 93.8% | 37.1% | $14,972 | 48 |
| CDL Class BCDL Class B License · Online only · CIP 49.0205 | $4,450+ $549 books | 3 weeks, 40 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Automation & Robotics Engineering Technology - 935 HoursAutomation & Robotics Engineering Technology Certificate · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 11.1006 | $8,924+ $752 books | 40 weeks, 24 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Welding Program - 935 hoursWELDING TECHNOLOGY Certificate · Online only · CIP 48.0508 | $10,026+ $796 books | 40 weeks, 23 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. IPEDS does not list these program types at this campus. Matched to Western Area Career & Technology Center by provider name and place, by DOL's provider ID, or as another site of the school (its exact name or website, the only match in the state; "Listed at" names that site's town).
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