McCann School of Business & Technology

McCann School of Business & Technology is a for-profit technical school, located in northeastern and central Pennsylvania in the United States. The school maintains seven campuses in Allentown, Carlisle, Dickson City, Hazleton, Pottsville, Lewisburg, and Wilkes-Barre. It was formerly accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools.HistoryMcCann School of Business was founded by Louis C. McCann. His sons, Dwight and Charles, entered the field and held administrative positions not only at the Mahanoy City campus, but in branch schools later established. After the death of Dwight McCann in 1956, Mrs. Dorothy Houser began serving as director. In 1959, Mrs. Houser purchased the school in partnership with her husband, Harry D. Houser.In 1970, McCann became accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Association of Independent Colleges and Schools of Washington, D.C. However, the education association, now known as Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, is no longer recognized as a valid accrediting body by the U.S. Department of Education.A change of ownership occurred in 1981 when the school was purchased by James and Elizabeth Noone. Mr. Noone was a leader in the field of private career education throughout Pennsylvania for many years. John E. Noone became President and Owner of the school in 1994. John Noone was a CPA with extensive experience in Corporate Finance, Accounting and Banking. He brought a strong, practical business training approach to the administration of the school.