PTI Student Ambassadors

After high school Michelle enrolled at a local four-year school to study nursing but felt like she was in 13th grade – still in school with everyone from her hometown – so she decided she needed to get away and start fresh.

She chose a healthcare profession for the job security knowing people will always be needed to provide personal care to others. After graduating she hopes to move a little closer to home and work in a children's hospital.

Michelle loves how hands-on everything is at PTI, especially the surg tech lab that is set up like a real operating room. She finds it easier to learn when she can see the actual equipment in front of her. Outside of class, she can be found relaxing in her on-campus housing apartment often reading teen fiction or watching TV. She once downloaded five seasons of "Criminal Minds" and watched every episode back-to-back!

You can be sure to check out housing and the various labs on campus when you’re touring with Michelle.

A Google search for design schools led Kaitlyn to PTI and her first campus visit clinched the decision. She was most impressed with the student housing and by how helpful and informative everyone was during the enrollment process. "Other schools just didn’t try as hard – they didn’t seem as interested in me."

Kaitlyn studied architectural drafting at a trade school while in high school spending up to six hours a day on the subject. Now she’s focusing on mechanical drafting and hopes to someday continue her education to become an engineer. When she's not in class she likes to explore Pittsburgh but notes that she doesn't have to go far. "Everything is close by – it's all right here."

Kaitlyn likes to point out the computer labs on campus while giving tours. "They're huge and you can always get whatever you need to do done," she says. She'll also likely use her architectural background to talk about the unique design of PTI's academic building.

In an online search for schools outside Massachusetts offering travel degrees, Hannah came across PTI. As an only child she is close to her parents and knew she needed to find out what it was like to be on her own. "It's tough, but I like it," she says.

The open door policy of PTI's instructors played a big part in Hannah's decision to attend PTI. Since she's been a student, she can say it's not just a policy, it's "extremely true."

Having grown up traveling on multiple cruises and trips to Disney World, Hannah chose a career in travel and tourism because she wants people to enjoy traveling as much as she does. "It made my childhood that much better," she explains. Her future plans include returning to the Beverly-area, not far from Boston, to be a travel agent.

When touring with Hannah, she'll show you the numerous computer labs, and point out the stairs – something she didn't discover until her second quarter as a student! Ask her to tell you a joke..."I like to think I'm the funniest person in the world. I tell terrible jokes and usually I'm laughing hysterically while everyone else is just laughing because it was so bad!"