The main campus of PennWest Clarion offers a comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs across multiple disciplines, emphasizing hands-on learning, research, and professional preparation. Historically strong in library and information sciences, business, and sciences, it provides transformative education in a supportive communiversity environment.
With over 100 programs, the campus focuses on career-ready skills, internships, and community engagement, preparing students for diverse careers.
PennWest Clarion's Pittsburgh campus, in partnership with West Penn Hospital School of Nursing, specializes in nursing education with a strong emphasis on clinical experiences in hospital settings.
Students gain practical skills through rotations in ER, OR, NICU, home health, school nursing, medical-surgical, OB, and pediatrics, preparing for NCLEX and professional practice.
The Somerset satellite campus focuses on nursing education, offering an on-campus Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program designed for aspiring technical nurses.
Graduates are eligible for the NCLEX-RN exam and can seamlessly transition to the online RN-BSN program, with clinical training primarily at UPMC Somerset.
