Pittsburgh Technical Institute

Your instruction will be hands-on and project oriented. The curriculum is decided by what is needed by the average employer. The program was created to give students the skills, the strength, and confidence to rise to the top of their field.

Students are provided a selection among attractive alternatives at PTI.

• There are both day and night programs.
• We offer both two-year Associates Degrees and Certificate Degrees that take less than two years to complete.
• Degrees can be earned either with a program completed exclusively on-site at the campus, or through a combination on-site and on-line program.
• North Fayette Campus and PTI-Cranberry at the Regional Learning Alliance locations.
• There is a daytime environment as well as an evening Center for Certification and Adult Learning.

Student Housing

PTI's student housing is home to students from many different hometowns, states, and time zones. It can be unsettling, at least at first, to consider leaving the comfort of your own home to attend school in a distant city. Then students meet their roommates, get to know their neighbors, and spend additional time with the people in their classes. Living in student housing isn't as bad as it used to be. In reality, it's a joy to be independent in your own apartment and meeting new acquaintances.

Housing Options

Here are the options you will have as a PTI student:

You may live in off-campus student apartments through the Off-Campus Housing program; private apartments are available nearby. You may choose on-campus student apartments. This exciting new option becomes available in 2009!

There are three main categories of financial aid.

• Grants: An amount of money to fund your education that does not need to be paid back. In essence, a grant is your tax dollars being put to work for your benefit.
• Scholarships: These are monetary gifts which do not have to be paid back. Scholarships generally recognize an outstanding accomplishment, service to the community or other personal hobby or membership.
• Loans: A loan is the portion of a financial aid package that must be repaid. A loan is money given to you by an institution to help pay for your education.

Massage Therapy Schools

Let Pittsburgh Technical Institute move you closer to a successful, independent future and allow you to explore new opportunities while helping you build a career.

For students wanting an associate in science degree, there are career-focused programs that meet those needs. For the adult who has trouble finding lengthy periods of open time, we provide evening certificate programs involving shorter periods of time. Certain degrees may be obtained through an on-site/on-line format that combines traditional classroom learning with flexible instruction.

PTI offers associate degree and certificate programs in the areas of business, computer and technical, design, medical, travel and hospitality, besides Microsoft certification preparation.

Therapeutic Massage

Therapeutic Massage combines aspects of science and art. Simply put that professional touch is an art form while anatomy and physiology is the science part. Touch, stroking, percussion, stretching, compression and other techniques require holistic understanding of the human body which involves skin, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and fascia, as well as the structures that lie within the superficial tissue is known as systematic application.

Massage requires time and labor intensity such that physicians, physical therapists, nurses, occupational therapists and athletic trainers find it difficult to include it in their own responsibilities.

Therapeutic Massage Practitioner Certificate includes

• Foundation of Therapeutic Massage
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Kinesiology
• Swedish Massage
• Sports Massage/Chair Massage
• Small Business Management
• Alternative Therapies
• Additional career-related courses
• Internship.

PTI is a one of a kind learning experience and that is why people from all over the country come to join this program.

Some school-sponsored living accommodations are provided by PTI in Pittsburgh, which allows several students of other states to make the move to Western Pennsylvania.

Let Pittsburgh Technical Institute move you closer to a successful, independent future and allow you to explore new opportunities while helping you build a career.

For students wanting an associate in science degree, there are career-focused programs that meet those needs. For the adult who has trouble finding lengthy periods of open time, we provide evening certificate programs involving shorter periods of time. Certain degrees may be obtained through an on-site/on-line format that combines traditional classroom learning with flexible instruction.

PTI offers associate degree and certificate programs in the areas of business, computer and technical, design, medical, travel and hospitality, besides Microsoft certification preparation.

Therapeutic Massage

Therapeutic Massage combines aspects of science and art. Simply put that professional touch is an art form while anatomy and physiology is the science part. Touch, stroking, percussion, stretching, compression and other techniques require holistic understanding of the human body which involves skin, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and fascia, as well as the structures that lie within the superficial tissue is known as systematic application.

Massage requires time and labor intensity such that physicians, physical therapists, nurses, occupational therapists and athletic trainers find it difficult to include it in their own responsibilities.

Therapeutic Massage Practitioner Certificate includes

• Foundation of Therapeutic Massage
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Kinesiology
• Swedish Massage
• Sports Massage/Chair Massage
• Small Business Management
• Alternative Therapies
• Additional career-related courses
• Internship.

PTI is a one of a kind learning experience and that is why people from all over the country come to join this program.

Some school-sponsored living accommodations are provided by PTI in Pittsburgh, which allows several students of other states to make the move to Western Pennsylvania.

Surgical Technician Programs

Patients are given care by numerous medical practitioners in a number of environments. Surgical technologists care for surgical patients. These skilled professionals work with all members of the surgical team - surgeons, anesthesiologists, registered nurses, and others - to provide pre-, intra-, and post-operative patient care.

Surgical Technology: Associate Degree

• Anatomy and Physiology
• Foundations of Surgery
• Medical Seminar for Surgical Technologists
• Orientation to Surgical Technology
• Principles of Surgery
• Surgical Instrumentation and Microbiology
• Surgical Preparation, Equipment, and Supplies
• Surgical Technology
• Clinical Rotation
• Internship
• AAHEP Accreditation

After being reviewed by peers, scouring detailed reports, and tallying a vote by its Board of Directors, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs granted initial accreditation to PTI's Surgical Technology program effective May 16, 2008, through May 31, 2013 We extend our warm greetings and congratulations to the Surgical Technology group of PTI and its alumni.

What does this mean to our students?

Accreditation means that we comply with national standards, assesses the quality of the institution, its programs and services, and allows graduates to take the national certification test to prepare for becoming Certified Surgical Technologists.

People from all of the country come to PTI to take advantage of our unique learning experience.

The Medical Office Administration programs offered at PTI, which include Medical Office Administration, Medical Coding, Medical Assisting, Surgical Technology, and Therapeutic Massage, are second to none. PTI has a well-earned reputation as one of the top allied health and medical schools in the U.S. - give us a call today to find out why.

Patients are given care by numerous medical practitioners in a number of environments. Surgical technologists care for surgical patients. These skilled professionals work with all members of the surgical team - surgeons, anesthesiologists, registered nurses, and others - to provide pre-, intra-, and post-operative patient care.

Surgical Technology: Associate Degree

• Anatomy and Physiology
• Foundations of Surgery
• Medical Seminar for Surgical Technologists
• Orientation to Surgical Technology
• Principles of Surgery
• Surgical Instrumentation and Microbiology
• Surgical Preparation, Equipment, and Supplies
• Surgical Technology
• Clinical Rotation
• Internship
• AAHEP Accreditation

After being reviewed by peers, scouring detailed reports, and tallying a vote by its Board of Directors, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs granted initial accreditation to PTI's Surgical Technology program effective May 16, 2008, through May 31, 2013 We extend our warm greetings and congratulations to the Surgical Technology group of PTI and its alumni.

What does this mean to our students?

Accreditation means that we comply with national standards, assesses the quality of the institution, its programs and services, and allows graduates to take the national certification test to prepare for becoming Certified Surgical Technologists.

People from all of the country come to PTI to take advantage of our unique learning experience.

The Medical Office Administration programs offered at PTI, which include Medical Office Administration, Medical Coding, Medical Assisting, Surgical Technology, and Therapeutic Massage, are second to none. PTI has a well-earned reputation as one of the top allied health and medical schools in the U.S. - give us a call today to find out why.

Medical Office Administration & Medical Coding

Medical Office Administration & Medical Coding is the key to success of any medical office which is dependent upon factors such as compassion, committment and training of its other associated health care professionals. Doctors rely on their administrative support for consistency, accuracy, and compliance. Medical office assistants are instrumental to providing an efficient office with satisfied patients. Physician to patients, other medical offices, suppliers, and insurance companies are also represented by them.

Medical Office Administration: Associate Degree

• Computerized Medical Office Procedures
• Medical Office Administration
• Computerized Patient Billing
• Introduction of Health Insurance and Coding
• Medical Coding
• Medical Machine Transcription
• Medical Terminology
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Additional career-related courses
• Internship

Medical Coding: Certificate

• Introduction to Health Insurance and Coding
• Medical Coding
• Computer Applications
• Medical Terminology
• Anatomy and Physiology/Disease/Procedures
• Computerized Patient Billing
• Additional career-related courses
• Internship

Students from across the globe attend PTI to take advantage of our unique learning experience. PTI offers training in Medical Office Administration that tops all others with programs in Medical Office Administration, Medical Assisting, Surgical Technology, Medical Coding, and Therapeutic Masssage.

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