Resources
Lifelong Learning Choices of Lawrence County, an adult literacy and GED program
The agency’s mission is to provide non-traditional educational choices that promote lifelong learning for adult residents and their families who seek to improve their literacy skills in order to successfully realize their full potential as individuals, family members, workers, and citizens. Classes help learners pass the GED®/HiSET® test, improve basic skills or develop English speaking/writing skills, in order to meet employment or training goals.
CareerLink of Lawrence County
Launched in July, 2012, PA CareerLink® is part of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry’s initiative to transform the landscape of how job-seekers find family sustaining jobs and how employers find the skilled candidates that they need. Through this initiative, a user-friendly, premiere job-matching system has been created to help bridge the gap that currently exists between job-seekers and employers.
West Central Job Partnership
On this site you will find information pertaining to many of the resources and services available in West Central Pennsylvania, including information about our two PA CareerLink® centers, data and statistics for the area’s labor market, news and announcements regarding past and upcoming events, as well as links to other agencies and programs that may be of benefit to you!
Lawrence County School to Work
Partners with the community to promote the integration of business and industry including skills and behaviors into the classroom to facilitate the transition of the students from school to work.
www.schooltoworklawrenceco.com
Lawrence County Regional Chamber of Commerce and Lawrence County Economic Development Corporation
Our vision: To transform lives of Lawrence County’s citizens by: raising the standard of living throughout Lawrence County; facilitating the creation and retention of jobs that pay family sustaining wages; expanding the tax base of local governments so higher quality essential services may be provided; improving the performance of civic institutions and capacities through organized leadership development efforts; and creating a unified vision and actionable plan to build a stronger Lawrence County.
University of Georgia’s J.W. Fanning Institute
The J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development, a unit of Public Service and Outreach at the University of Georgia, is dedicated to strengthening communities, organizations, and individuals through leadership development, training, and education. Founded in 1982, the Institute is named for UGA’s first Vice President for Services, Dr. J.W. Fanning. His legacy of leadership development is embodied in the Institute’s dedication to developing leaders of all ages, in every community, from all walks of life.
New Castle Area School District
New Castle Area School District is an urban public school district of 3200 students with four (4) schools, and is located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, approximately 45 miles north of Pittsburgh. All District schools are Title I eligible and school-wide. The school district employs 225 educators and 12 administrators. Academic programs include Honors and Advanced Placement courses. Students actively participate in PJAS – Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science competitions.
Butler County Community College
BC3 has been recognized as the top community college in PA for six (6) times since 2015. Butler County Community College offers credit degrees and certificates, noncredit certificates and training and lifelong learning classes. Earn your degree and start a career. Or you can transfer credits to a four-year institution to pursue a bachelor’s degree.
Ed2Go
Improve your job prospects with a certificate that employers will recognize. When you complete your ed2go online education, you receive a certificate from one of our 2,000 educational partners.
Westminster College
We’re closer than you think, nestled within the charming town of New Wilmington, just one hour north of Pittsburgh. We study hard, priding ourselves in strong academics, outstanding faculty, and individualized attention with our 11:1 student to faculty ratio. We expand horizons with opportunities to study abroad and make connections with our strong alumni base. We encourage participation, sponsoring 22 varsity sports, 18 honor societies, and more than 80 clubs. We’re a platform for spiritual freedom, providing the independence to think and participate in what’s most important to you. We’re a place to call home to nearly 1,200 students each year. Be a part of something real.
Ellwood Quality Steel
At ELLWOOD Quality Steels, we are known for flexibility and responsiveness, seeking to give our customers a competitive advantage in their markets. Our commitment to our customers is unmatched; we step beyond melting and shipping ingots to increase the value we deliver by designing supply programs, solving problems, and providing technical support and lab services. By becoming an extension of our customers’ facilities, we provide a seamless flow of our product to theirs.
DON Services
Our Mission is to Empower People with Disabilities to live as independently as they choose. This means assisting people with disabilities to live how and where they choose by providing Home and Community based Services in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Somerset, Venango, Warren, Washington and Westmoreland counties.
UPMC Jameson Hospital
UPMC Jameson is a full-service community hospital providing inpatient hospital care, surgical services, diagnostic imaging, emergency medicine, senior care, rehabilitation, and a variety of specialized health care services. On May 1, 2016, UPMC Jameson, formerly Jameson Health System, merged into the UPMC network. UPMC Jameson now is officially established to deliver world-class health care for the residents of Lawrence County and its surrounding communities.
www.upmc.com/locations/hospitals/jameson
Wampum Hardware Co.
90% of Wampum’s business is contract blasting – making it one of the largest blasting companies in North America in terms of shot service. Over 200 employees, many with more than 20 years of service staff the company. Wampum employs over 90 licensed blasters, licensed in five states. Its fleet of equipment continues to grow, and presently includes 23 large diameter drills, 60 bulk blasting agent trucks and 9 tractors for trailer delivery, Wampum crews are known for being a hard-working, safety oriented bunch, always capable of overcoming the most demanding blasting challenges.