Penn Highlands unveils new online platform
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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College has unveiled an enhanced online platform, now known as Penn Highlands Online. Penn Highlands Online features
fully online degree and certificate
programs that offer flexible schedules, affordable tuition and support from expert faculty.
This platform is designed to help students gain skills for in-demand careers or transfer seamlessly to four-year institutions on their schedule and from anywhere.
Available programs include associate degrees and certificates across fields such as Accounting, Behavioral Sciences, Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Medical Coding & Billing, Paralegal Studies, Social Service Assistant and more.
Three area hotels sold
Acadia Lodging Brokers & Advisors of Garden City, N.Y., has announced the successful closing of the sale of a three-hotel portfolio totaling 212 rooms in the Altoona area. The portfolio included the Comfort Inn Duncansville, Comfort Suites Altoona and Comfort Inn Huntingdon.
Acadia served as the exclusive broker representing the sellers, Dane and Kim Sager, who developed and operated the hotels over the past 25 years. The buyers are regional hotel investors who plan to continue operating the properties under the Choice Hotels franchise, maintaining the strong reputation and goodwill established by the Sager family.
CareerLink sets job fair
PA CareerLink Blair County will host a job fair Oct. 15 at the Jaffa Shrine, 2200 Broad Ave.
There is no cost to attend and more than 85 hiring employers will be present with on-the-spot interviews being conducted.
The time from 9:30 to 10 a.m. is reserved for veterans, while 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. is for the general public. For more information, call 223-231-9531 or email jrazo@pa.gov.