About
Established in 1968, bidwell training center (BTC) changes lives by providing career training and academic enrichment to adults in transition. BTC carries out this mission through its SIX career training programs, which include culinary arts, chemical laboratory technician, medical assistant, horticulture technology, medical coder/biller, and pharmacy technician. Bidwell training center (BTC)'s students come from a wide variety of backgrounds and face many challenges as they seek career training to realize their potential. Seventy-seven percent of BTC students come from households that are at or below the "low income" threshold as defined by the city of pittsburgh's department on community and economic development. BTC provided career training, academic enrichment, job placement services, and counseling services to 232 adult students in 2023-24. The three largest career-training programs for BTC in 2023-24 were the culinary arts program, the chemical laboratory technician program, and the horticulture technology program. The culinary arts program delivered career training to 34 students in 2023-24. The chemical laboratory technician program delivered career training to 12 students during the program year. BTC's horticulture technology program enrolled 40 students during 2023-24.
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