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Founded in 1970, Westmoreland County Community College serves more than 6,000 full- and part-time students. The college s facility features a theater, art gallery, library, cafeteria, bookstore, gymnasium, fitness center and general classrooms. In addition, it operates science, multimedia technology, culinary arts, and computer and desktop publishing laboratories. Westmoreland County Community College offers over 55 associate degree, 10 diploma and 40 certificate programs. Its business and industry center features classrooms, laboratories, offices and training facilities for area employers. In addition, the college has athletic fields for baseball, softball and other sports activities. Located in Youngwood, Pa., the college has a staff of more than 400 employees.

Latrobe Elementary School, located in Latrobe, Pa., is one of the premier public schools in Westmoreland County. Governed by the Greater Latrobe School District, it offers classes from grades kindergarten through six, and enrolls more than 850 students. Its curriculum includes speech and reading, art and music, social studies, basic math, English, health and physical education, language arts, and computer studies. Latrobe Elementary School follows its curriculum and textbooks to state standards and district guidelines. The school provides a wide range of services and activities, including health and food services, student assistance program, parent-teacher association, field trips, field day, before and after school program, and outdoor and athletic activities. Latrobe Elementary School has computer and science labs, media center, library, cafeteria, and playgrounds.

Mountain View Elementary School serves more than 600 students in kindergarten through grade six. The school employs a nurse who performs a range of services, such as medical and dental examinations, vision and hearing screening tests, height and weight measurements and maintenance of medical records. Its library stocks reference materials, fiction work, folktales, informational materials, biographies, autobiographies, plays and poem collections. Mountain View Elementary School maintains a parent-teacher organization that sponsors various projects and safety education classes. The organization funds family nights and cultural enrichment programs. Mountain View Elementary School has its campus in Greensburg, Pa.