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Export, PA (March 21, 2025) – Laurel Technical Institute, formerly known as Laurel Business Institute, is opening a new educational facility at 1100 Randall Court, Suite 100, in Export, Penn Township, Westmoreland County. A well-known family of post-secondary technical schools founded in Uniontown, PA in 1985, LTI is extending its footprint to the residents of Westmoreland County and surrounding areas. Co-located in the Penn Trafford School District’s Administrative building, the satellite location of LTI Uniontown will offer programs such as Electrical Technician, Computer Network Security Technology, and healthcare programs at the new site. The school plans to begin the first classes in May with other class starts in July and September. An Open House will be held on Apr 3, 2025 from 2PM-6PM to offer interested students a glimpse of the new facility, meet faculty and staff and ask questions about their interested program of study.
“We opened a school in Penn Township because we learned that the community and employers in the Route 22 corridor are rapidly expanding and in need of more highly trained technical and allied health professionals,” said Nancy Decker, president of Laurel Institutes. “We’re excited about being in this region because of the partnerships that we have forged with Penn Trafford School District and local employers. To sustain the growth in the area, the community is in need of skilled technicians so businesses can continue to grow and serve the community’s residents. The community has been extremely welcoming and supportive of this location. Furthermore, being born and raised in Westmoreland County, we felt a strong connection to this area, and it was the perfect fit for us.”
Founded in 1985, the Laurel family of schools, including Laurel College of Technology, Laurel Business Institute (LBI), and Laurel Technical Institute (LTI), is a well-known post-secondary technical school organization that offers hands-on training and small class sizes, taught by highly skilled and experienced instructors. Laurel convenes annual program advisory committees composed of local employer and community stakeholders to evaluate and review the curriculum as well as guide the institution’s development.
In addition to the new Penn Township school, Laurel has four other locations throughout Pennsylvania, South Carolina and West Virginia, including Fort Mill, Hermitage, Morgantown, and Uniontown. In addition to licensure by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, Laurel is licensed by the Pennsylvania State Board of Private Licensed Schools under the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the State of West Virginia. Students are eligible to apply to participate in federal and state financial aid programs as the school is accredited nationally by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges. In addition, Laurel Institutes was named as one of the top 25 two-year trade schools by Niche in 2024.
Other specialized associate degree programs are offered online through Laurel College of Technology, LBI, and LTI, including Medical Lab Technician, Medical Billing and Coding, Accounting and Business Administration, Cloud Computing, and Early Childhood Education. On-ground programs offered at various Laurel schools include Nursing; Respiratory Therapy; Skilled Trades, such as Electrical and Welding; Cosmetology; Computer Networking; and Culinary Arts. The school has plans to add more programs in the future.
Enrollment for the first class in Penn Township is currently underway, with the next class starting in May 2025. Prospective students are invited to visit Laurel’s website, www.laurel.edu, to schedule a personal tour of the new facility Monday – Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Conveniently located in Bushy Run Corporate Park, Laurel Technical Institute is a short drive from the intersection of Route 22 and Route 66 in Export, PA. For more information, visit www.laurel.edu or call 724-439-4900.
Founded in 1985 as Laurel Technical Institute is a private, post-secondary specialized associate degree-granting, Career and Technical Education (CTE) provider with four locations throughout Western Pennsylvania and North Central West Virginia. Laurel is nationally accredited as ‘School of Distinction’ by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges, Laurel has over 525 current students and 5,800 alumni across approximately 20 different AST/B Degree and Diploma programs. These programs are focused on high-demand occupational classifications such as skilled trades, health care, information technology, business, cosmetology, and early childhood education.