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McCann School of Business & Technology:
Tradition is Technology
Since 1897, McCann School of Business & Technology has graduated literally thousands of students, prepared "for meaningful and profitable employment in
the world of business..." -- legal, medical, management, accounting, and computer technology.
For 104 years, this educational staple of Northeastern PA, with campuses in Mahanoy City and Pottsville, has offered numerous opportunities for area residents
to fulfill their educational goals and gain employment in the various positions in the world of business. It now provides the
same opportunities for students at its newest location in Sunbury, PA.
Since its inception, the McCann School has maintained an unwavering commitment to quality career training using the latest technology available to benefit its students. All McCann campuses feature state-of-the-art computer classrooms with high-speed Internet access as well as networking labs for advanced technology training. McCann offers "electric library" Internet based research connectivity at each campus as well as WestLaw online legal research.
Not losing sight of its mission, McCann still offers preparation for traditional careers in the business, legal, and medical professions, and employs the latest technology as an integral part of every curriculum. From its start as a school of accountancy, McCann has grown to include excellent training for paralegals and legal assistants, medical assistants and medical office professionals as well as maintaining traditional programs in accounting, management, and executive secretary / administrative assistant. Most notable over the past decade, McCann has become the region's leader in high-tech computer training
While the methods of performing traditional business duties have changed over the years, McCann has stayed on the leading edge of career training techniques and technology. Not only has McCann maintained excellence in training for traditional business careers, it has also expanded the curriculum to include the high tech careers which are now a part of the business scene.
The universal adoption of the computer by businesses has created the need for computer professionals - tech support persons, computer network administrators, database managers, programmers and countless others whose titles appear as quickly as the daily changes and updates in computer technology field itself. McCann addresses the need for these high-tech business professionals as well.
Degree and diploma programs in computer technology have become almost as traditional as the accounting and secretarial programs at McCann. Students can now prepare for a wide array of careers in computer technology, computer programming technology, computer science, and computer network administration.
Training in these fields includes courses in the latest computer programming languages, networking computers, whether in a Windows 2000 or NT platform as well as Novell and Unix, local area networks (LANs) or wide area networks (WANs), Internet technology, web-site development, and Microsoft certifications.
Computer faculty at McCann are certified in many of the latest computer technologies. Among the certifications held are MOUS, Novell Network Administrator, A+, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, Microsoft Certified Professional and Internet, Windows NT Administrator, and NACSE Certified Network Instructor. All computer faculty are members of NACSE (National Association of Communication System Engineers).
McCann is an authorized Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) Testing Center, offering certification testing in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and Power Point.
Additionally, McCann offers corporate training, which is available for area businesses. Training can be held on-site or at one of three convenient locations in Mahanoy City, Pottsville, or Sunbury.
Area educators who need to earn credits or continuing education hours to maintain active teaching certificates under Act 48 can enroll at McCann, a state-approved provider.
Tradition is technology. Some things change; some things remain the same. The mission is the same as it always has been: preparing students for entry in the complex and changing business world. With its strong heritage of quality education, McCann couples its 104-year tradition with the technology of the 21st century.
McCann School of Business is located at 47 South Main Street, Mahanoy City, 2650 Woodglen Road, Pottsville, and 225 Market Street, Sunbury.
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