Explore Exciting New Career Opportunities at Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion

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.

• College of Business Administration and Information Sciences: Accounting (BSBA, MS), Business Administration (MBA), Management Information Systems
• College of Education, Health, and Human Services: Education programs, Athletic Training, Speech-Language Pathology
• College of Liberal Arts: Biology (BS), Chemistry, English, History, Psychology, Sociology
• School of Nursing: BSN, MSN, DNP
• Department of Library and Information Science: MLIS, PhD
• Molecular Biology and other sciences

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.

• RN Diploma Program
• RN-to-BSN Completion Program
• Courses in Nursing Transition, Culture and Care, Clinical Thinking, Health Literacy, Trends and Issues, Research, Leadership, Healthy Communities, Advanced Nursing Concepts, Maternal & Child Health, Mental Health, Adult Health

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.

• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN): Two-year program emphasizing client-centered care, nursing judgment, professional identity, and inquiry
• Clinical experiences in emergency room, operating room, home health, medical-surgical, pediatrics

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.