Computer Technology Graduate: Westmoreland 'Changed My Life'
As a single father to a young daughter, Rick Bruce was working for a moving company when he decided he wanted to go to college to study computers.
Full StoryWhen Merle Barkley Jr. enrolled in the Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration program, he had lost his house and was raising four children on his own. Now, he has a degree and a new career.
These students in HCM 250, Diagnostic Medical Coding, are unique. In fact, only one of them would be considered a traditional student who came to college after high school and is seeking her first degree.
Twenty-five new lines employees hired by West Penn Power are recent graduates of a utility training partnership between Westmoreland County Community College and FirstEnergy.
Kristin Beddick of Latrobe was raising her family and working at her husband's insurance company when she decided to go back to school.