Cranberry Twp, Pennsylvania Colleges

Cranberry Township is a fast-growing community with sundry educational and professional opportunities offered through its Regional Learning Alliance.

Colleges and Universities in Cranberry Township, Pa.

Located in western Pennsylvania is one of Pittsburgh's largest and most successful suburban communities: Cranberry Township. This area of over 28,000 people has nearly doubled its number of residents in the past 20 years and continues to grow rapidly. With this impressive upsurge in population comes economic development as well, and today, Cranberry Township boasts one of the highest median household incomes in the state.

Colleges and Universities Near Cranberry Township, Pa.

Cranberry Township is home to the Regional Learning Alliance, a unique educational collective of 12 colleges and universities that include traditional four-year institutions as well as business and professional schools. The school offers 30 degrees ranging from undergraduate to doctoral and also offers certificates; the mission of RLA is to enhance the individual, corporate and economic vitality or the area. Students in Cranberry Township also enjoy easy access to the many fine universities of Pittsburgh, about 30 minutes away. A few these are detailed below.

The University of Pittsburgh -- colloquially known as Pitt -- is a large, four-year institution of about 18,500 undergraduates and has achieved national attention for both its outstanding research programs and its excellence among public universities. Pitt offers dozens of majors at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels, and its athletic teams compete in the Big East Conference as a Division I school. Tuition and fees total around $16,130 for in-state students, 2011-12. Also in Pittsburgh is Carnegie Mellon University, a private research university often referred to as a "New Ivy" for its place among the world's best schools. Carnegie Mellon's unique facilities and outstanding schools of engineering and computer/information science keep its 6,300 students academically challenged. Tuition and fees cost about $43,800.

Cranberry Township Careers

Cranberry Township has recently emerged as a regional leader in technology, logistics and engineering. College graduates enjoy an incredibly diverse economy, with professional opportunities in research, health care, finance, hospitality and more.

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Schools and Colleges in Cranberry Twp, Pennsylvania

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Pittsburgh Technical Institute - Cranberry Center at the Reg. Learning Alliance

Pittsburgh Technical Institute offers the education you need to start the career you want. Whether you want to study business, technology, allied health or design, PTI has career-focused associate degree programs and 9 to 15 month certificate programs designed by industry insiders, so you'll get what you need in two years or less. Plus, PTI has one of the most successful career placement services to improve you career outlook even further. Click here to learn more about our programs.