Keystone_CEC_About

EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR RURAL NORTHWEST PA

About the Keystone
Community Education Council

The Keystone Community Education Council is a not-for-profit community education council funded largely by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to meet workforce development needs in Clarion, Crawford, and Venango Counties. The Community Education Council's role is that of an unbiased facilitator and broker of locally delivered education and training. In support of this role, the Keystone CEC-

serves as a resource and clearinghouse for
businesses and individuals seeking to access
post-secondary education and training

brokers academic agreements
assists in needs assessment and curriculum development

facilitates business partnerships and consortia

coordinates training
and markets course offerings.

The Keystone Community Education Council's mission is to -

Identify, implement, and oversee new and/or innovative efforts of providing postsecondary education and employment training opportunities primarily to citizens of Clarion, Venango, and Crawford Counties to address the area’s present and future economic development needs.

It accomplishes this mission by serving as a clearinghouse for education and training resources, as a resource to businesses seeking to access education and training for their employees, and as a catalyst in bringing new education and training options to the area.

For further information, please contact the Community Education Council at either of the following locations:

In Clarion County:
KCEC is located in the Anderson Physical Therapy Office Complex
22868 Rt. 68, Suite 6
Clarion, PA 16214
814-226-0626 Fax: 814-226-0682
Assistant Director: Bonnie Streyle

In Venango County:
KCEC is located in the Oil Region
CareerLink
255 Elm Street, Suite 1
Oil City, PA 16301
814-677-4427
Fax: 814-676-2897
Executive Director: Lance Hummer

In Crawford County:
KCEC
312 Chestnut Street
Meadville, PA 16301
Phone 814-337-8234

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DIVERSITY STATEMENT: Keystone Community Education Council is an equal opportunity organization, committed to fostering an inclusive environment where the individual differences among us, whether in terms of race, religion, color, age, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, physical challenge, or marital or family status, are:
     * understood, respected and appreciated
     * recognized as a source of strength for our organization and the community
    * valued as qualities that enrich the environment in which we work.