List of colleges and universities in Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia
The following is a list of college
s and universities
in the U.S. state
of Pennsylvania
.
Two-year institutions
Private liberal arts college
State-owned
State-related
College
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s and universities
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Two-year institutionsJunior collegeThe term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries.-India:In India, most states provide schooling through 12th grade...
and technical schoolTechnical schoolTechnical school is a general term used for two-year college which provide mostly employment-preparation skills for trained labor, such as welding, culinary arts and office management.-Associations supporting technical schools:...
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- CHI Institute
- DuBois Business CollegeDuBois Business CollegeDuBois Business College is one of the oldest private business colleges in the United States. It opened in 1885 and is located in DuBois, Pennsylvania...
- Harcum CollegeHarcum CollegeHarcum College is a two-year independent residential college located on Philadelphia’s Main Line in Bryn Mawr, PA. Harcum, “the College of Possibilities,” Philadelphia region's oldest independent, two-year college, was founded in Bryn Mawr, PA in 1915 by Edith Hatcher Harcum and her husband Marvin...
- Johnson CollegeJohnson CollegeJohnson College is a private, coeducational two-year college located in Scranton, Pennsylvania.Johnson College was founded in 1912 as a trade school by Orlando S. Johnson, a wealthy coal baron...
- Lackawanna CollegeLackawanna CollegeLackawanna College is a college in Scranton, Pennsylvania with satellite centers in the towns of Hazleton, Hawley, Towanda, and New Milford....
- Lancaster General College of Nursing & Health Sciences
- Manor CollegeManor CollegeLocated in suburban Philadelphia, "Manor College" is a two-year institution offering transfer and career-oriented programs to traditional age and adult students...
- McCann School of Business and TechnologyMcCann School of Business and TechnologyMcCann School of Business and Technology is a private for-profit junior technical college, located in northeastern and north-central Pennsylvania, USA. The school maintains campuses in Hazleton, Scranton, Sunbury, and Pottsville.-External links:*...
- New Castle School of TradesNew Castle School of TradesNew Castle School of Trades was founded in 1945 as a technical trades school in Pulaski, Pennsylvania. New Castle School of Trades is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. NCST accepts students from Ohio and Pennsylvania and has provided hands-on...
- Pennsylvania Culinary InstitutePennsylvania Culinary InstituteLe Cordon Bleu Institute of Culinary Arts in Pittsburgh located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was founded in 1986. The institute offers a variety of specialized culinary degrees.- History :...
- Pennsylvania Institute of TechnologyPennsylvania Institute of TechnologyThe Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is an independent junior college in Media and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The college has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools....
- Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science
- Triangle TechTriangle TechTriangle Tech is a technical school with campuses in Pittsburgh, Erie, Greensburg, DuBois, Sunbury and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It offers two-year degrees in AIDS technology.-External links:*Pennsylvania Technical School...
- Valley Forge Military Academy and CollegeValley Forge Military Academy and CollegeValley Forge Military Academy & College is an American all male preparatory boarding school and coeducational junior college in the military school tradition...
Private liberal arts collegeLiberal arts collegeA liberal arts college is one with a primary emphasis on undergraduate study in the liberal arts and sciences.Students in the liberal arts generally major in a particular discipline while receiving exposure to a wide range of academic subjects, including sciences as well as the traditional...
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Private colleges and universities
Graduate institutions
- The Commonwealth Medical CollegeThe Commonwealth Medical CollegeThe Commonwealth Medical College is a new medical school that serves all of northeastern and part of north-central Pennsylvania. It accepted its first class of MD and MBS students in fall 2009. The college initially operated from Lackawanna College, but now educates students in its very own state...
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineLake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineThe Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private, graduate school of medicine and pharmacy and is currently the largest medical college in the country. Founded in 1992 in Erie, Pennsylvania., LECOM is a member of the Millcreek Health System in partnership with Millcreek Geriatric...
- Lancaster Theological SeminaryLancaster Theological SeminaryLancaster Theological Seminary, a seminary of the United Church of Christ in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1825 by members of the German Reformed Church in the United States to provide theological education for prospective clergy and other church leaders...
- Lutheran Theological Seminary at GettysburgLutheran Theological Seminary at GettysburgThe Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg is America's oldest Lutheran seminary and a site of 1863 Battle of Gettysburg military engagements.-History:...
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicinePhiladelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineThe Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is one of the oldest and largest osteopathic medical schools. Founded in 1899, PCOM is home to over 1000 medical students as well as graduate-level students in several other fields of health care. One of the largest medical schools in the United...
- Salus University (formerly Pennsylvania College of Optometry)
- Trinity Episcopal School for MinistryTrinity Episcopal School for MinistryTrinity School for Ministry is an evangelical seminary in the Anglican tradition, located in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh...
- United States Army War College
- Westminster Theological SeminaryWestminster Theological SeminaryWestminster Theological Seminary is a Presbyterian and Reformed Christian graduate educational institution located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, with a satellite location in London.-History:...
- University Of Scranton Online
Two-year community colleges and technical schools
- Community College of Allegheny CountyCommunity College of Allegheny CountyCommunity College of Allegheny County, or CCAC as it is officially abbreviated, is a community college in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With four campuses and six centers, the college offers associate's degrees, certificate and diploma programs....
- Community College of Beaver CountyCommunity College of Beaver CountyThe Community College of Beaver County is a community college located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The school includes approximately 3,000 students from in and around Beaver County. While CCBC is a community college and only offers two-year degrees and various certification courses, CCBC is...
- Bucks County Community CollegeBucks County Community CollegeBucks County Community College is a two-year community college located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. Founded in 1964, Bucks has three campuses and online courses: a main campus in Newtown, an "Upper County" campus in the town of Perkasie, and a "Lower County" campus in the...
- Butler County Community CollegeButler County Community College (Pennsylvania)Butler County Community College is located in Butler Township, Pennsylvania, United States. Its motto is "The Smart Place to Start," referring to the large number of students who attend two years before transferring to other colleges.The college also offers courses in Cranberry Township, as well...
- Delaware County Community CollegeDelaware County Community CollegeDelaware County Community College, also known as DCCC, DC3, "Route 252 U" or Delco, is a 2-year community college in the Philadelphia area. While it is based in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, it has two campuses, one of which is located in Chester County, Pennsylvania...
- HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College
- Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeLehigh Carbon Community CollegeLehigh Carbon Community College is a two-year community college located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. The school serves as the primary granter of associate degrees in the Allentown area....
- Luzerne County Community CollegeLuzerne County Community CollegeLuzerne County Community College, also known as LCCC, is a 2-year community college located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. LCCC offers over 100 academic, technical, and career programs. It has an open admissions policy for most programs and has over 25,000 graduates...
- Montgomery County Community CollegeMontgomery County Community CollegeMontgomery County Community College, also known as MCCC, Montco, or MC3, is a 2-year community college offering associate degrees, technical certificates and non-credit courses to the general public...
- Northampton Community CollegeNorthampton Community CollegeNorthampton Community College is a community college in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania, USA, just outside the city of Bethlehem. The college, founded in 1967, also has a second campus in Pocono Township in neighboring Monroe County...
- Pennsylvania Highlands Community CollegePennsylvania Highlands Community CollegePennsylvania Highlands Community College is a two year educational institution that provides access to affordable education to residents of the Southern Alleghenies. The community college is centered in the Johnstown suburb of Richland Township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania...
- Community College of PhiladelphiaCommunity College of PhiladelphiaThe Community College of Philadelphia is a community college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The main campus is located at 1700 Spring Garden Street in a building that was the former Philadelphia Mint...
- Reading Area Community CollegeReading Area Community CollegeReading Area Community College is a public community college located in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. The college was founded in 1971 and serves the greater Reading area and Berks County, Pennsylvania.-History:...
- Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyThaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyThaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a two-year co-educational technical college that provides an education in twenty two programs for about 800 students. It was named for Thaddeus Stevens, a nineteenth-century politician. The school was founded in 1905.Stevens is located in southeastern...
- Westmoreland County Community CollegeWestmoreland County Community CollegeWestmoreland County Community College, commonly referred to as WCCC or 3C's, was founded in 1970 and is located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania, USA. In 2009, a new enrollment record was set, with WCCC registering its 7,000th student....
State-ownedPennsylvania State System of Higher EducationThe Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is the largest provider of higher education in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a large public university system in the United States. It is the tenth-largest university system in the United States and 43rd largest in the world...
colleges and universities
- Bloomsburg University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, commonly referred to as Bloomsburg, BU or Bloom, is a public university in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States...
- California University of PennsylvaniaCalifornia University of PennsylvaniaCalifornia University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in California, Pennsylvania, USA. Founded in 1852, it is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Cal U's enrollment is approximately 9,400.The main campus consists of about 38 buildings situated on 92 acres...
- Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney University of Pennsylvania is a public, co-educational historically black university that is a part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Cheyney University has a campus that is located in the Cheyney community within Thornbury Township, Chester County and Thornbury...
- Clarion University of PennsylvaniaClarion University of PennsylvaniaClarion University of Pennsylvania, located on a campus in Clarion, Pennsylvania, is one of fourteen universities of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education ....
- East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. It is one of the 14 state universities that compose the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education . It is commonly referred to as ESU by its students and members of the community...
- Edinboro University of PennsylvaniaEdinboro University of PennsylvaniaEdinboro University is a public liberal arts university located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, USA and one of 14 schools associated with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. The town is named after Edinburgh, Scotland. It is also not to be confused with the University of Edinburgh...
- Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. The university is northeast of Pittsburgh. It is the largest university in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and is the commonwealth's fifth largest university...
- Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown University of Pennsylvania , is an American public university located in rural Kutztown, Berks County, Pennsylvania and is one of fourteen schools that comprise the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary...
- Lock Haven University of PennsylvaniaLock Haven University of PennsylvaniaLock Haven University of Pennsylvania, commonly abbreviated LHU, is a state university in Lock Haven, in central Pennsylvania located along the Susquehanna River, and is roughly from the major towns of Williamsport and State College. Lock Haven University is one of the fourteen members of the...
- Mansfield University of PennsylvaniaMansfield University of PennsylvaniaMansfield University of Pennsylvania is one of the fourteen state universities that are part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. The University is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher...
- Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Millersville, Pennsylvania, USA, 3 miles southwest of Lancaster. Millersville University is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.-History:...
- Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg University of Pennsylvania, commonly known as Ship, or SU, is a public university located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, 40 miles west-southwest of Harrisburg...
- Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a public, master's-level university that offers some doctoral programs in cooperation with Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Both institutions are members of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education...
- West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, about miles west of Philadelphia. It is one of the 14 state universities of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education . West Chester was ranked 69th in the Master's Universities ...
State-relatedCommonwealth System of Higher EducationThe Commonwealth System of Higher Education is the organizing body of Pennsylvania's "state-related" schools, which allows the independent control of the universities while supplying them with the public funds needed for operations at each institution. Universities in the System are considered...
colleges and universities
- Lincoln UniversityLincoln University (Pennsylvania)Lincoln University is the United States' first degree-granting historically black university. It is located near the town of Oxford in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania. The university also hosts a Center for Graduate Studies in the City of Philadelphia. Lincoln University provides...
- Pennsylvania State UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityThe Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
- Penn State AbingtonPenn State AbingtonPenn State Abington is a commonwealth campus of the Pennsylvania State University. Located approximately north of Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in the Abington section of Abington Township, it is set in wooded, which include a duck pond and stands of hardwood trees...
- Penn State AltoonaPenn State AltoonaPenn State Altoona is a commonwealth campus of The Pennsylvania State University. It is located in Logan Township, Pennsylvania, just outside of Altoona, Pennsylvania, although some of its buildings are located in the heart of Altoona's downtown.-History:...
- Penn State BeaverPenn State BeaverPenn State Beaver is a commonwealth campus of Pennsylvania State University located in Monaca, PA in Center Township, PA-Campus History:The land where the campus now exists was once a farm owned by the Hartenbach family. The family home still stands today and faces Brodhead Road...
- Penn State BerksPenn State BerksPenn State Berks is a commonwealth campus of Pennsylvania State University located in Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.-History:First known as Wyomissing Polytechnic Institute, Penn State Berks became part of the Penn State system in 1958. The Berks campus has experienced many changes...
- Penn State BrandywinePenn State BrandywinePenn State Brandywine, located in Media, Pennsylvania, is a teaching, learning and research institution for undergraduate education and for lifelong learning with a current enrollment of 1,700 students. The campus has been formerly known as Penn State Delaware County and Penn State Lima. The campus...
- Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey Medical Center
- Penn State Dickinson School of Law, Dickinson School of Law
- Penn State DuBoisPenn State DuBoisPenn State DuBois is a commonwealth campus of the Pennsylvania State University. It is located in DuBois, Pennsylvania.The school was originally founded as a satellite learning center in 1935 and featured four faculty and was housed in a renovated church. During the 1940s, standard ungraduate...
- Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
- Penn State FayettePenn State FayettePenn State Fayette is a Commonwealth Campus of the Pennsylvania State University. The college is located in North Union Township, just outside of Uniontown, Pennsylvania....
, The Eberly Campus - Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional StudiesPenn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional StudiesPenn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies is a special mission campus graduate school of the Pennsylvania State University, located in Malvern, northwest of Philadelphia in the United States. Academic programs include education, engineering, MBA, and management...
- Penn State Greater Allegheny
- Penn State HarrisburgPenn State HarrisburgPenn State Harrisburg, also called The Capital College, is an undergraduate college and graduate school of the Pennsylvania State University. The main campus of Penn State Harrisburg is located in Lower Swatara Township, 9 miles south of Harrisburg...
- Penn State HazletonPenn State HazletonPenn State Hazleton is a commonwealth campus of the Pennsylvania State University. It is located in Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, near the junction of Interstates 80 and 81...
- Penn State Lehigh ValleyPenn State Lehigh ValleyPenn State Lehigh Valley is a commonwealth campus of Pennsylvania State University. It is located in Center Valley, outside of Allentown in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States...
- Penn State Mont AltoPenn State Mont AltoPenn State Mont Alto is a Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth Campus. It is located in Mont Alto, PA, in south central Pennsylvania, between Chambersburg and Gettysburg...
- Penn State New KensingtonPenn State New KensingtonPenn State New Kensington, located northeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is one of twenty-four campuses that make up The Pennsylvania State University...
- Penn State SchuylkillPenn State SchuylkillPenn State Schuylkill is a Commonwealth Campus of the Pennsylvania State University. It is located in Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania....
- Penn State ShenangoPenn State ShenangoPenn State Shenango is a Commonwealth Campus of the Pennsylvania State University, located on a campus in downtown Sharon, Pennsylvania. Penn State Shenango has the distinction of being the only urban campus in the Penn State system, although some parts of Penn State Altoona that are located in...
- Penn State Wilkes-BarrePenn State Wilkes-BarrePenn State Wilkes-Barre is a commonwealth campus of the Pennsylvania State University. It is located in Back Mountain, Pennsylvania.The Wilkes-Barre Campus can trace its history to 1915 when two top engineers, who were affiliated with Penn State and worked in the coal industry, released a study on...
- Penn State Worthington Scranton
- Penn State YorkPenn State YorkPenn State York is a Commonwealth Campus of the Pennsylvania State University. It is located in Spring Garden Township, Pennsylvania and enrolls over 1,600 students....
- Pennsylvania College of TechnologyPennsylvania College of TechnologyPennsylvania College of Technology, or Penn College, is a public college located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, affiliated with The Pennsylvania State University. As an applied technology college, the school offers certificate, associate and baccalaureate degree programs in more than 100 fields of...
- Penn State Abington
- University of PittsburghUniversity of PittsburghThe University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
- University of Pittsburgh at BradfordUniversity of Pittsburgh at BradfordThe University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, also known as Pitt-Bradford or UPB, is a comprehensive undergraduate college of the University of Pittsburgh that exists as a regional campus located in Bradford, Pennsylvania. Pitt-Bradford was listed among the Best Baccalaureate Colleges in the North by U.S...
- University of Pittsburgh at GreensburgUniversity of Pittsburgh at GreensburgUniversity of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, commonly referred to as Pitt-Greensburg or UPG, is a four-year, baccalaureate degree-granting, regional residential campus of the University of Pittsburgh located in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Opened in 1963, UPG was granted...
- University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownUniversity of Pittsburgh at JohnstownUniversity of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, also known as UPJ or Pitt-Johnstown, is a four-year, degree-granting regional campus of the University of Pittsburgh. The university is located in Richland Township, a suburban area of Johnstown, Pennsylvania and was founded in 1927 as one of the first...
- University of Pittsburgh at TitusvilleUniversity of Pittsburgh at TitusvilleUniversity of Pittsburgh at Titusville, commonly referred to as Pitt-Titusville or UPT, is a regional campus of the University of Pittsburgh located in Titusville, Pennsylvania...
- University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
- Temple UniversityTemple UniversityTemple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...
Former institutions
- Alliance CollegeAlliance CollegeAlliance College was an independent, liberal arts college located in Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania, offering a special program in Polish and Slavic languages . From 1948 until its closing in 1987, the college was an accredited four-year co-educational liberal arts institution...
in Cambridge Springs, Crawford County, PA - Allegheny University of the Health SciencesAllegheny University of the Health SciencesAllegheny University of the Health Sciences was formed in 1994 when the Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University merged to form the largest private medical school in the US , under the new University of the Health Sciences, which also included schools for allied medical disciplines...
- now a part of Drexel University College of MedicineDrexel University College of MedicineDrexel University College of Medicine is the medical school of Drexel University. The medical school has the nation's largest enrollment for a private medical school, and represents the consolidation of two medical schools: the nation's first medical school for women and the first U.S. college of... - Hahnemann Medical College - now a part of Drexel University College of Medicine
- Lehigh Valley CollegeLehigh Valley CollegeLehigh Valley College was a college owned by Career Education Corporation, a for-profit educational company. The college was located near Allentown, Pennsylvania, in Center Valley which is approximately outside of Philadelphia and offered associate degree programs in a variety of vocational...
- Medical College of Pennsylvania - now a part of Drexel University College of Medicine
- Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine - merged with Temple UniversityTemple UniversityTemple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...
to become Temple University School of Podiatric MedicineTemple University School of Podiatric MedicineThe Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine is a podiatric medical school part of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school is located at 8th and Race Streets in downtown Philadelphia. The school was founded in 1963 as the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine... - Spring Garden CollegeSpring Garden CollegeSpring Garden College, established as the Spring Garden Institute in 1851, was a private technical college founded in Spring Garden, Pennsylvania . Its building at 523-25 North Broad Street was designed by architect Stephen Decatur Button.The college closed in the 1990s...