Carlow University

TRANSFORMATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR A DIVERSE COMMUNITY.

LOCATED IN OAKLAND, THE HEART OF PITTSBURGH'S "EDS, MEDS, AND TECH" DISTRICT, CARLOW UNIVERSITY IS A PRIVATE, CO-EDUCATIONAL, CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY FOUNDED IN 1929 BY THE SISTERS OF MERCY. OFFERING AN INTIMATE, PERSONALIZED ENVIRONMENT AND FACULTY FOCUSED ON TEACHING EXCELLENCE AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, CARLOW IS KNOWN FOR ITS STRONG COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE, ETHICAL FORWARD-THINKING LEADERSHIP AND MEANINGFUL SERVICES THAT MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. APPROXIMATELY 44% OF CARLOW'S STUDENT POPULATION IS PELL-ELIGIBLE, 26.6% ARE STUDENTS OF COLOR, AND CARLOW RANKS 15TH OUT OF 41 COLLEGES IN PENNSYLVANIA ON SOCIAL MOBILITY. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH CARLOW'S TRADITION OF HELPING THOSE, WHO OTHERWISE MAY NOT HAVE HAD OPPORTUNITY, EARN A CERTIFICATE OR DEGREE, THEREBY CHANGING THE COURSE OF THEIR LIFE AND TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF GENERATIONS TO FOLLOW. CARLOW UNIVERSITY IS UNIQUE IN SERVING BABIES TO AGE THREE THROUGH ITS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER, CHILDREN PREK TO K-8 AT ITS CAMPUS LAB SCHOOL, AND STUDENTS FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO AGE 82 THROUGH ITS CAMPUS NETWORK AND ONLINE EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS. FROM UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS TO MORE THAN 50 GRADUATE, DOCTORAL AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS, CARLOW STUDENTS GRADUATE READY TO MEET TODAY'S WORKFORCE DEMANDS FOR SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. APPROXIMATELY, 96% OF CARLOW UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI ARE ENROLLED IN AN ADVANCED DEGREE PROGRAM OR EMPLOYED WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF GRADUATION.DESPITE THE PANDEMIC, THE CAREER OUTCOMES FOR THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2020-2021 REMAINED STRONG, A CONCLUSION BACKED WITH CONFIDENCE BY THE KNOWLEDGE RATE OF 77%. ADDITIONALLY, THE OVERALL CAREER OUTCOME RATE FOR JOB SEEKERS AND GRADUATES SEEKING CONTINUING EDUCATION WAS 97%. MOST NOTABLE WAS THAT 100% OF GRADUATE STUDENTS REPORTED POSITIVE JOB AND CONTINUING EDUCATION OUTCOMES. ADDITIONALLY, 96% OF STUDENTS GRADUATING WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE COMPLETED AT LEAST ONE PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE (INTERNSHIP, RESEARCH, ETC.). DURING THEIR TIME AT CARLOW. FOR THE SEVENTH YEAR IN A ROW CARLOW UNIVERSITY BSN (BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING) GRADUATES HAVE THE HIGHEST NCLEX FIRST TIME PASS RATE IN PITTSBURGH (95.51%). THE 95.5% PASS RATE SURPASSES THE FIRST-TIME PASS RATE FOR PENNSYLVANIA (88.2%) AND THE NATION (83.2%), AND IS WELCOME NEWS FOR THE CURRENT FIELD OF NURSING, WHERE WORKFORCE SHORTAGES HAVE BEEN MAGNIFIED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE CONTINUED EXCELLENCE OF CARLOW'S NURSING GRADUATE PIPELINE IS ALSO VALUABLE FOR THE PROFESSION'S FUTURE, WHICH IS POISED TO GROW NINE PERCENT BY 2030.CARLOW ALSO SERVES THE COMMUNITY AT-LARGE THROUGH A VARIETY OF OUTREACH PROGRAMS. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ALONG WITH THEIR FACULTY ARE DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS PROVIDING HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH SCREENINGS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES.THE CARLOW UNIVERSITY SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY CLINIC PROVIDES NO COST DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH COMMUNICATION NEEDS. TYPICAL SPEECH-LANGUAGE REFERRALS INCLUDE CHILDREN WITH SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DELAYS AND ADULTS WITH COGNITIVE-LINGUISTIC, MOTOR SPEECH, AND LANGUAGE NEEDS. ALL SESSIONS ARE LED BY A CARLOW UNIVERSITY SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY GRADUATE STUDENT CLINICIAN UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF AN ASHA-CERTIFIED AND PENNSYLVANIA LICENSED SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY FACULTY MEMBER. THE CARLOW SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY CLINIC IS LOCATED ON THE FOURTH FLOOR OF CARLOW'S UNIVERSITY COMMONS BUILDING. APPOINTMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FALL, SPRING, AND SUMMER SEMESTERS. HOURS OF OPERATION VARY BY SEMESTER AND INCLUDE MORNING AND AFTERNOON APPOINTMENTS. THE CLINIC WELCOMED ITS FIRST PATIENTS IN THE FALL 2021 SEMESTER AND QUICKLY FILLED IN THE AVAILABLE APPOINTMENTS. CURRENTLY, THE CLINIC SERVES APPROXIMATELY 25 PATIENTS PER SEMESTER. INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, FACE-TO-FACE, AND TELETHERAPY SESSIONS ARE PROVIDED. THESE COLLECTIVE ENDEAVORS ARE PROVIDING OUR STUDENTS WITH VALUABLE EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THEIR FACULTY MEMBERS AND SERVE OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY OF OAKLAND AND THE SURROUNDING PITTSBURGH AREA. IN ADDITION, THE SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT HAS PROVIDED SEVERAL COMMUNITY AND UNIVERSITY-BASED HEALTH FAIRS WITH EMPHASIS ON PROVIDING HEARING SCREENINGS AT NO COST. SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY GRADUATE STUDENTS, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A LICENSED AND ASHA-CERTIFIED AUDIOLOGIST, LEAD THE COMMUNITY-BASED HEARING SCREENINGS. THEY ALSO SERVED THE CARLOW COMMUNITY BY OFFERING A FREE HEARING CLINIC TO EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS THIS FALL.THESE EVENTS PROVIDE A VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR CARLOW STUDENTS TO DEVELOP THEIR CLINICAL SKILLS AND SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY'S MISSION TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF COMPASSION AND PROFESSIONALISM.