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Pinnacle Career Institute History

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 Massage Therapy; Business Administration – Human Resources; Business Administration – Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations; 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.

Starting in March 2010, our South Kansas City location will be offering Wind Turbine Technician program. Learn more about this new green technology industry.

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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 – Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations; Medical Assistant; Medical Billing and Coding; and Personal Trainer. And starting in March 2010, our North Kansas City location will be offering a Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Technician program.

*A branch campus of Pinnacle Career Institute

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Pinnacle Career Institute located in Lawrence

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.

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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, and Personal Trainer. And, starting March 2010, our online division will be offering a Wind Turbine Technician program.

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