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History
Pinnacle Career Institute located in
South Kansas City.
Pinnacle Career Institute located in South Kansas City has been delivering quality educational programs since 1953 when it first opened its doors as Electronics Institute, a technical college in Missouri. Mr. Jeffrey C. Freeman and Scott F. Freeman purchased the school on June 2, 1992, and began the process of diversifying the programs available on the campus. With the addition of the programs in Wind Turbine Technician; Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Technician; Massage Therapy; Business Administration – Human Resources; Business Administration – Advertising and Marketing; Medical Assistant; Medical Billing and Coding; and Personal Trainer, the school changed its name in September 2002 to more accurately reflect the diverse educational programs – Pinnacle Career Institute.
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Pinnacle Career Institute – North Kansas City*
Pinnacle Career Institute located in North Kansas City opened its doors to students in April of 2008. This campus was established as a branch campus of the South Kansas City campus to meet increasing education and training needs in the Kansas City area. The school offers programs in Business Administration – Human Resources; Business Administration – Marketing and Advertising; Medical Assistant; Medical Billing and Coding; Personal Trainer; and Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Technician.
*A branch campus of Pinnacle Career Institute
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Pinnacle Career Institute located in Lawrence
The Center for Training in Business and Industry (CTBI) was formed in July 1986, with the first class beginning September 1986.
On April 10, 1998, Scott F. and Jeffrey C. Freeman of Belton, Missouri, formed
Manufacturers Technical Institute of Kansas, Inc., which subsequently acquired
the CTBI assets. On November 3, 1998, the school became Lawrence Career College.
On February 3, 2003, the school name was changed to Pinnacle Career Institute
to join with its sister school in Kansas City under the same name. In January
of 2004, PCI moved to its new location.
On January 31, 2010, Manufacturer’s Technical Institute of Kansas Inc., a Kansas corporation d/b/a Pinnacle Career Institute – Lawrence, Kansas, was merged into Manufacturer’s Technical Institute Inc., a Missouri corporation d/b/a Pinnacle Career Institute.
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Online
With the introduction of Distance Education programs in January 2005, Pinnacle Career Institute continues to develop programs that provide training and education that lead to direct entry-level employment. We look forward to the future as we strive for the “pinnacle.” We offer online programs in Business Administration – Human Resources, Business Administration – Marketing and Advertising, Medical Billing and Coding, Personal Trainer, and Wind Turbine Technician.