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® Pennsylvania Gunsmith School 812 Ohio River Boulevard Pittsburgh, PA 15202 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for your interest in the Pennsylvania Gunsmith School® Master Gunsmithing Program®. In the pages that follow, you will find information on our curriculum, instructional philosophy, tuition and tool costs, financial aid, and important statistics like graduation and placement rates. A few key points to keep in mind as you review the materials: • Our comprehensive, 16-month program is based in a-shop setting, just like what a Gunsmith experiences on the job. Graduates are equipped with the specialized skills to make a contribution to the industry right away. • Since PGS is a private career school, our mission is to help individuals achieve their career objectives. Our team of industry experienced Gunsmithing instructors makes it their personal mission to provide you with relevant, hands-on training every day. In addition, our staff in admissions, financial aid and career services will support you throughout your education. • Education is an investment in your future. We here at PGS strive to provide the highest quality in traditional, modern and innovative gunsmith training. • Once you have made the decision to apply to PGS, you can find the Application Submission Information Sheet and the Application for Admission on our website under the “Admissions” tab. We encourage you to call, or better yet, schedule a visit to make sure all of your questions are thoroughly answered. Again, thank you for your interest, and we look forward to hearing from you! Sincerely, The PGS Admissions Team An Inside Look at PGS ... Copyright Pennsylvania Gunsmith School® 12 Introduction and Heat Treatment Forging and heat treatment Learning spatial perception Filing and gauging to a close tolerance by hand Chisel sharpening techniques Simple metallurgy Photos by PGS graduate Guy Nelson Copyright by Pennsylvania Gunsmith School® Bluing Disassembly and Polishing Firearm Function and Design Bluing and Reassembly Photos by PGS Graduate Guy Nelson Copyright by Pennsylvania Gunsmith School® Stockmaking Stock shaping and Fitting Stock Inletting Stock Layout Hand cut checkering Handgun grips Photos by PGS Graduate Guy Nelson Copyright by Pennsylvania Gunsmith School® 21 Machine Tool Introduction Action Wrench Barrel Vise Bolt Plugs Action Wrench Adapter Bolt Bending Fixture Barrel Disassembly Bushings Photos by PGS Graduate Guy Nelson Copyright by Pennsylvania Gunsmith School® Custom Alterations Custom reaming for installation of screw-in Custom fitting and chambering a rifle barrel to a chokes. receiver. Shotgun stock and pump fore end, and rifle stock, custom designed and fabricated from walnut blanks. This 1911 semi-auto pistol is an optional project in the final semester of the program. Other optional projects may include IPSC, cowboy or bowling pin handguns, silhouette, sniper, bench rest, black powder muzzle loader or hunting rifles, or skeet, trap or sporting clays shotguns. This flexibility will allow the student some discretion as to the direction they want their training to take. Photos by PGS graduate Guy Nelson Copyright Pennsylvania Gunsmith School® The following graduates are excluded from the placement Program Length: calculation: graduates who continue on with education in an 2496 clock hours of instruction (16 months total length; accredited institution of higher education (postsecondary) four instructional semesters). on at least a half-time basis; and graduates who fall into one of these categories: death, incarceration, active military deployment, onset of a medical condition that prevents Costs: employment, or international students who returned to their Tuition - $28,080 total for the four-semester program. country of origin. ($7020 per semester) Types of Positions: Graduates found positions as Pennsylvania Gunsmith School® Tools/Supplies: $8680 total (estimate); varies as to Gunsmiths (self-employed or gunshop employee) or Gainful Employment Disclosure specific educational objectives for each semester. related fields such as firearms manufacturing or machining. Employment confirmation was compiled Welcome to our Student Consumer Information page; Total Program Costs: $28,080 + $8680 = $36,760 between student graduation date and date report was we hope you find it helpful as you decide on a career prepared; some students secured employment before and corresponding education. Please also schedule a For students enrolling during the time period graduation. The Placement Director makes every visit to learn more about our school. 4/1/2016– 3/31/2017: effort to document employment as soon as possible. Graduation Rate: 92% (Of 50 students who started, 46 This information is presented in compliance with completed the program.) When evaluating Gunsmithing Programs, be sure to Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) regulations. compare -- On-Time Completion Rate: 67% (Of 46 graduates, 31 Master Gunsmithing Program® completed on time and 15 had a leave of absence with a . Actual bench time working on firearms (PGS: 2496 graduation date later than originally scheduled.) total clock hours; intense hands-on training at work O*Net Information (U.S. Dept. of Labor site) benches most of the time.) www.onetonline.org - Enter Gunsmith in the upper Placement Rate: 70% (30 of 43 graduates available for right “Occupation Quick Search” box. placement were verified as employed in the field or a . Graduation credential; if an Associate Degree, 25% of related field). content could consist of general academic courses There is no specific Standard Occupational Classification such as English and electives. (PGS: does not offer (SOC) for Gunsmith at O*Net; the occupations are listed in Title IV Median Loan Debt: 16 of the 46 students general academic courses.) rank order below as to relevance of the title, description, graduating had federal student loan debt, with the . Costs, including the number of clock hours of actual tasks and work activities associated with the keyword median being $12,000 (about $121.49 per month for Gunsmithing instruction, as well as tuition charges, to Gunsmith: 120 payments; assumes student is paying the interest obtain an apples-to-apples comparison. on unsubsidized loans while enrolled). (PGS: $28,080 ÷ 2496 clock hours = $11.25/hour) SOC 49-9099.00: Installation, Maintenance and Repair Workers, All Other Private Education Median Loan Debt: Of the 16 with . Tool policies: do students leave with tools and federal student loan debt, 0 also had private loan debt. supplies to begin their career, as well as custom SOC 51-4081: Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic firearms to share with customers and/or employers? Related Occupations: This program prepares students (PGS: Students leave with all the tools and supplies they for employment as a Gunsmith, and occupations such as purchased, as well as an array of sample custom firearms to SOC 51-4199: Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All machinist, welder, metal worker, wood worker and begin their career.) Other other related fields. Instructional philosophy: is the curriculum reviewed CIP Code (Classification of Instruction Programs; Calculation Information: Included in the calculation of and modified to meet the needs of employers? assigned by U.S. Dept. of Education): 47.0402 the placement rate are all students who started the (PGS: A Program Advisory Committee of employers and program between 4/1/16 – 3/31/17; data is based on private gunsmiths meets twice yearly to assure our OPEID Code (Dept. of Education): 02330600 information reported to PGS by students or their proprietary curriculum meets and exceeds the demands (postsecondary education identification code) employers. The Placement Director collects of employers.) appropriate documentation to support reported rates; Award: graduation and placement rates are reported to the PA For additional PGS Gainful Employment Disclosure Diploma in the Master Gunsmithing Program® with Dept. of Education and ACCSC (Accrediting Commission information, visit url: credentials as a Sporting Arms Ordnance Technician™ of Career Schools and Colleges). https://pagunsmith.edu/wp- content/uploads/2019/06/2019-GED-Template.pdf Questions and Answers about PGS What are the faculty qualifications? Instructors must have at least three years What are the Admissions of practical experience and are trained to Careers, Continued requirements? teach Gunsmithing. They enjoy imparting Private industry positions in A high school diploma or GED; students knowledge to students, and many are avid manufacturing and related careers as a must be able to qualify for a FFL (Federal hunters and shooters. machinist, woodworker, metal Firearms License), although procurement refinisher or model builder provide of this license is part of the post-graduate Do you accept State Vocational additional career avenues. employment or entrepreneurial process. Rehabilitation (VR) students? State aid is available in varying amounts Many students choose to open their own Minimum age is 17 with parent/guardian to qualified students. PGS has gunshop upon graduation. While PGS approval. successfully trained many VR students does not guarantee placement, our staff and is equipped to train the physically will partner with students to help them Those who love fine firearms and challenged. Contact your local Vocational land that first critical job. appreciate quality hand