The Venango Technology Center (VTC)’s is hoping moving it's nursing program to the facility that housed Clarion University's Venango Campus's nursing program, that they will have the room to expand its offerings.
“The Venango Campus offers more space, which will allow us to potentially increase enrollment and provide for enhanced learning opportunities,” said Dr. Cynthia Cornelius, VTC’s Director of Nursing.
The move is one of the first steps the Oil Region Alliance has taken in its new management roll over the campus.
According to a press release from the ORA "VTC’s LPN program has campuses in Venango and Warren counties and serves adult students of all surrounding counties. The ideal class size is 32 adult students per campus. The program is offered in a hybrid format with in-person classes 3-4 times per week with some additional virtual learning, according to Cornelius."
The LPN program is a State Board of Nursing licensed program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing.
"First-time test-taking candidates of the program in 2023 had a 100% pass rate on the National Council for Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN), often called “State Boards”, which every Practical Nursing graduate is required to take to become licensed and to demonstrate readiness to provide safe and effective care, the press release said. "The program has also had a 100% job placement rate for many years, according to Cornelius."
The Venango Technology Center Practical Nursing Program was founded in July of 1966 and was originally operated by the Oil City Area School District. In July of 1968, responsibility for the Practical Nursing Program was transferred to the Venango Technology Center (known at that time as the Venango County Area Vocational-Technical School). A satellite program was approved in 2009 and operates in the Warren/Forest Higher Education Council Building on the State Hospital grounds in Warren, PA. The program adopted a hybrid format in August 2022, according to the release.
“The advisory board including Mario [Fontanazza, Jr., Director of VTC] and myself are working collaboratively to turn Penn West’s closure into an opportunity to grow programs of the Venango Technology Center,” said John R. Phillips, II, ORA President and CEO.
“The Venango Campus offers more space, which will allow us to potentially increase enrollment and provide for enhanced learning opportunities,” said Dr. Cynthia Cornelius, VTC’s Director of Nursing.
The move is one of the first steps the Oil Region Alliance has taken in its new management roll over the campus.
According to a press release from the ORA "VTC’s LPN program has campuses in Venango and Warren counties and serves adult students of all surrounding counties. The ideal class size is 32 adult students per campus. The program is offered in a hybrid format with in-person classes 3-4 times per week with some additional virtual learning, according to Cornelius."
The LPN program is a State Board of Nursing licensed program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing.
"First-time test-taking candidates of the program in 2023 had a 100% pass rate on the National Council for Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN), often called “State Boards”, which every Practical Nursing graduate is required to take to become licensed and to demonstrate readiness to provide safe and effective care, the press release said. "The program has also had a 100% job placement rate for many years, according to Cornelius."
The Venango Technology Center Practical Nursing Program was founded in July of 1966 and was originally operated by the Oil City Area School District. In July of 1968, responsibility for the Practical Nursing Program was transferred to the Venango Technology Center (known at that time as the Venango County Area Vocational-Technical School). A satellite program was approved in 2009 and operates in the Warren/Forest Higher Education Council Building on the State Hospital grounds in Warren, PA. The program adopted a hybrid format in August 2022, according to the release.
“The advisory board including Mario [Fontanazza, Jr., Director of VTC] and myself are working collaboratively to turn Penn West’s closure into an opportunity to grow programs of the Venango Technology Center,” said John R. Phillips, II, ORA President and CEO.
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