Consumer Information

It is the policy of Bidwell Training Center (the “School”) to maintain an environment for students, faculty, administrators, staff, and visitors that is free of all forms of discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment. The School has enacted the Sexual Harassment Policies & Grievance Procedures (the “Policy”) to reflect and maintain its institutional values, to provide for fair and equitable procedures for determining when this Policy has been violated, and to provide recourse for individuals and the community in response to violations of this Policy.

The Policy can be found at the School’s website at bidwelltraining.edu or obtained in person from the Title IX Coordinator (see below).

The School does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its educational, extracurricular, or other programs or in the context of employment. Sex discrimination is prohibited by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, a federal law that provides:

No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

This Policy prohibits all forms of sex discrimination, harassment, and misconduct, including sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. The requirement not to discriminate in the School’s education programs or activities extends to admission. This Policy also prohibits retaliation against a person who has made a report or complaint, testified, assisted, or participated or refused to participate in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under this Policy. Inquiries about the application of Title IX may be referred to the School’s Title IX coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, or both.

The School also prohibits other forms of discrimination and harassment, including discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, or age in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies, including Title IX:

Audra Pavloski, M.Ed.
1815 Metropolitan Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
Email: apavloski@manchesterbidwell.org
Phone: 412-323-4000, ext. 189

Bidwell Training Center desires to create and sustain an anti-discriminatory environment and will not tolerate discrimination of any kind. The School will achieve this through education, orientation, and training for all students, staff, and faculty for the purpose of creating awareness of both the issues surrounding discrimination as well as accountability, sensitivity training, and anti-discrimination training in their classrooms, at least once while the student is in school.

At Bidwell Training Center, we believe in investing in your mind, not your money. All of our career training programs are offered at no cost to Pennsylvania residents with a high school diploma or GED. Below is the breakdown of program costs, fully covered by our institutional grant awards.