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OUR MISSION The mission of the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is to provide the best collegiate career-enhancing education, personal growth experience, and four-year college transfer opportunities to committed learners.
P.I.T seeks to:

  * Provide an emphasis on hands-on experience and computer information systems literacy, along with theory.
  * Enable student to achieve programmatic competencies.
  * Encourage students and faculty to keep abreast of changing developments in their fields through continued learning and professional development.
  * Maximize the job placement of eligible candidates.
  * Prepare those students who seek to transfer to four-year colleges.
  * Provide the support services necessary to help all students succeed.
  * Share technical resources with the community for related purposes.
  * Encourage a sense of social responsibility in students, enabling them to function well in their families, communities, and professional lives.


ACCREDITATION
The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 267-284-5000). The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. It also is approved as a two-year college by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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