Public universities and colleges in Pennsylvania are a part of one of three governing entities: the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education(PASSHE), Pennsylvania State University and Pennsylvania's Commonwealth System of higher education. PASSHE is the tenth largest United States university system. It is made up of 14 state-owned Pennsylvania schools. It is the only system that totally owns and governs Pennsylvania schools of higher education. The other two systems do receive public funding.
The 14 schools in Pennsylvania for higher learning in PASSHE are scattered across the state. The System includes three learning centers: Dixon University Center, Philadelphia Multi-University Center and McKeever Environmental Learning Center.
Pennsylvania State University has several locations across the state. It is a research university that was founded in 1855. The University Park campus in the Borough of State College and College Township is the flagship campus. The Dickinson School of Law is in both Carlisle and State College. The College of Medicine is in Hershey. The Penn State System has 19 additional commonwealth campuses and five special-mission campuses at various locations across the state.
The Commonwealth System of Higher Education places state-related status on four Pennsylvania schools and universities. Each of these schools in Pennsylvania receives funding in exchange for tuition discounts. These universities are legally private Pennsylvania schools. They are governed by their own board of trustees. However, they are often referred to as public by the Carnegie Foundation since they do offer the people of the Commonwealth a higher education at a reduced tuition. They generally have higher tuitions and fees than schools in the other systems.
In addition to the colleges and universities in these three systems, there are ten private two-year colleges and technical schools, six private religious-affiliated colleges and a large number of private undergraduate, graduate and doctoral institutions in the state.
In 2010, the gross state product(GSP)for Pennsylvania was $570 billion ranking it high, at 6th in the nation. The per capita GSP was $39,830, ranking 29th highest of all 50 states. There are several urban manufacturing centers in the state. They are located in the cities of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Erie and in the areas of Scranton-Wilkes-Barre and Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton. Much of the state is rural which has an effect on both politics and the economy. The state has six Fortune 500 companies located in Philadelphia and the suburbs. These include U.S.Steel, H.J. Heinz and PPG Industries. GE Transportation Systems, the nation's largest producer of train locomotives is located in Erie. Wal-mart is the largest private employer and University of Pennsylvania is the second. The notable Crayola crayon company is in Easton.
The Bank of North America was founded in Pennsylvania in 1781. It was the nation's first nationally charted bank. After several mergers, it became a part of Wells Fargo. The state also has the first nationally chartered bank that came under the 1863 national Banking Act. At that time, the Pittsburgh Savings & Trust Company took the name of the First National Bank of Pittsburgh after receiving a national charter. It remains in existence today as PNC Financial Services and is still based in Pittsburgh. It is the 16th largest bank in the United States.
Agriculture is a significant sector in the state. It ranks 19th in the national for agricultural outputs. Important products include mushrooms, Christmas trees, apples, layer chickens, nursery and sod, corn for silage, milk, grapes and grape juice. Pennsylvania has the nation's 8th largest number of wineries.
Casino gambling in Pennsylvania became legal in 2004 with horse racing and is an contributes to the state's overall economy.
Pennsylvania's excellent and large number of colleges and universities provides the state with a workforce that drives one of the nation's most economically successful states.
Found 520 Post-Secondary Schools In Pennsylvania
Title | City | State | Type | Enrollment |
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5 Star Travel Careers | White Oak | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | No Data |
Aaa Travel Institute | Harrisburg | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | No Data |
Abington Memorial Hospital Dixon School of Nursing | Willow Grove | PA | 2-year private, not-for-profit | 52 |
Abington Memorial Hospital Medical Technology Prog | Abington | PA | 4-year private, not-for-profit | No Data |
Academy of Creative Hair Design | Kingston | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | 6 |
Academy of Hair Design | Hazelton | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | 47 |
Academy of Medical Arts and Business | Harrisburg | PA | 2-year private, for-profit | 213 |
Academy of Vocal Arts | Philadelphia | PA | 4-year private, not-for-profit | 29 |
Admiral Peary Area Vocational Technical School | Ebensburg | PA | Less than 2-year public | No Data |
Airways Inc | Lititz | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | No Data |
Albert Einstein Medical Center | Philadelphia | PA | 2-year private, not-for-profit | No Data |
Albert Einstein Medical Center - Dept of Dental Med | Philadelphia | PA | 4-year private, not-for-profit | 7 |
Albright College | Reading | PA | 4-year private, not-for-profit | 1728 |
All - State Career School | Lester | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | 137 |
All State Career School | North Versailles | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | 137 |
Allegheny College | Meadville | PA | 4-year private, not-for-profit | 1904 |
Allentown School of Cosmetology | Allentown | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | 61 |
Alternative Conjunction Clinic & Sch of Mass Ther | Lemoyne | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | 56 |
Altoona Area Vocational Technical School | Altoona | PA | Less than 2-year public | 154 |
Altoona Beauty School Inc | Altoona | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | 48 |
Altoona Hospital School of Medical Technology | Altoona | PA | 4-year private, not-for-profit | No Data |
Altoona School of Commerce | Altoona | PA | 2-year private, for-profit | 57 |
Alvernia College | Reading | PA | 4-year private, not-for-profit | 1574 |
Alvernia School of Practical Nursing | Pittsburgh | PA | Less than 2-year private, not-for-profit | 13 |
American Beauty Academy | Philadelphia | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | No Data |
American Center for Technical Arts and Sciences | Malvern | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | 50 |
American Center for Technical Arts and Sciences | Philadelphia | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | 217 |
American Center Technical Arts | Philadelphia | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | 123 |
American Real Estate Academy | Philadelphia | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | No Data |
American Trade and Business School | Philadelphia | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | No Data |
Anthem Institute - Springfield | Springfield | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | 761 |
Antonelli Institute | Erdenheim | PA | 2-year private, for-profit | 160 |
Antonelli Medical and Professional Institute | Pottstown | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | 110 |
Arcadia University | Glenside | PA | 4-year private, not-for-profit | 2736 |
Armstrong County Memorial Hosp Sch of Rad Techn | Kittanning | PA | 2-year private, not-for-profit | No Data |
Arner Flying Service | Lehighton | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | No Data |
Art Institute of Philadelphia | Philadelphia | PA | 4-year private, for-profit | 2516 |
Art Institute Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | PA | 4-year private, for-profit | 2497 |
Automotive Training Center | Exton | PA | 2-year private, for-profit | 198 |
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia | Philadelphia | PA | 2-year private, for-profit | 160 |
Baptist Bible College and Seminary | Clarks Summit | PA | 4-year private, not-for-profit | 920 |
Barber Styling Institute | Camp Hill | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | No Data |
Barbizon School of Modeling - Wilkes - Barre | Hanover Township | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | No Data |
Beaver Aviation | Beaver Falls | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | No Data |
Beaver Falls Beauty Academy | Beaver Falls | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | 31 |
Berean Institute | Philadelphia | PA | 2-year private, not-for-profit | No Data |
Berkeley Education and Training Center | Bala Cynwyd | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | No Data |
Berks Technical Institute | Wyomissing | PA | 2-year private, for-profit | 693 |
Berlitz Language Centers | Pittsburgh | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | No Data |
Berlitz Language Centers | Philadelphia | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | No Data |
Berlitz Language Centers | Wayne | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | No Data |
Bethel Seminary of the East | Dresher | PA | 4-year private, not-for-profit | No Data |
Biblical Theological Seminary | Hatfield | PA | 4-year private, not-for-profit | 278 |
Bidwell Training Center Inc | Pittsburgh | PA | 2-year private, not-for-profit | 119 |
Bill Allens Pocono Institute of Taxidermy | White Haven | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | No Data |
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania | Bloomsburg | PA | 4-year public | 7548 |
Bradford Regional Medical Ctr - Sch of Radiography | Bradford | PA | 2-year private, not-for-profit | No Data |
Bradford School | Pittsburgh | PA | 2-year private, for-profit | 479 |
Bradley Academy for the Visual Arts | York | PA | 2-year private, for-profit | 465 |
Brandywine School of Nursing | Coatesville | PA | 2-year private, not-for-profit | 91 |
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church | Bryn Athyn | PA | 4-year private, not-for-profit | 161 |
Bryn Mawr College | Bryn Mawr | PA | 4-year private, not-for-profit | 1784 |
Bucknell University | Lewisburg | PA | 4-year private, not-for-profit | 3592 |
Bucks County Community College | Perkasie | PA | 2-year public | 212 |
Bucks County Community College | Newtown | PA | 2-year public | 8469 |
Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc | Feasterville | PA | 2-year private, for-profit | 68 |
Bucks County Technical School Practical Nurs Prog | Fairless Hills | PA | Less than 2-year public | 36 |
Business Institute of Pennsylvania | Sharon | PA | 2-year private, for-profit | 141 |
Business Institute of Pennsylvania - New Castle | Pulaski | PA | 2-year private, for-profit | No Data |
Business Institute of Pennsylvania - Titusville | Meadville | PA | 2-year private, for-profit | No Data |
Butler Beauty School | Butler | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | 28 |
Butler County Community College | Butler | PA | 2-year public | 2913 |
Cabrini College | Radnor | PA | 4-year private, not-for-profit | 2039 |
California University of Pennsylvania | California | PA | 4-year public | 5899 |
Calvary Baptist Theological Seminary | Lansdale | PA | 4-year private, not-for-profit | No Data |
Cambria Rowe Business College | Indiana | PA | 2-year private, for-profit | 115 |
Cambria Rowe Business College | Johnstown | PA | 2-year private, for-profit | 192 |
Career Preparatory Institute | Pittston | PA | Less than 2-year private, for-profit | No Data |
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County | Scranton | PA | Less than 2-year public | 56 |
Carlow University | Pittsburgh | PA | 4-year private, not-for-profit | 1925 |
Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh | PA | 4-year private, not-for-profit | 8514 |
Cedar Crest College | Allentown | PA | 4-year private, not-for-profit | 1519 |
Center for Arts and Technology - Brandywine Campus | Coatesville | PA | Less than 2-year public | 67 |
Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pa | Pittsburgh | PA | Less than 2-year private, not-for-profit | No Data |
Center for Innovative Training and Education | Philadelphia | PA | 2-year private, for-profit | 216 |
Central Penn College | Summerdale | PA | 4-year, Private for-profit | 1224 |
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology | Pleasant Gap | PA | Less than 2-year public | 14 |
Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit Lpn Career | Sunbury | PA | Less than 2-year public | 40 |
Chambersburg Hospital Medical Laboratory Tech Sch | Chambersburg | PA | Less than 2-year private, not-for-profit | No Data |
Chatham College | Pittsburgh | PA | 4-year private, not-for-profit | 1002 |
Chestnut Hill College | Philadelphia | PA | 4-year private, not-for-profit | 1561 |
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania | Cheyney | PA | 4-year public | 1496 |
Chi Institute | Southampton | PA | 2-year private, for-profit | 594 |
Chi Institute - Broomall | Broomall | PA | 2-year private, for-profit | 548 |
Christ the Saviour Seminary | Johnstown | PA | 4-year private, not-for-profit | No Data |
Churchman Business School | Easton | PA | 2-year private, for-profit | 150 |
Citizens School of Nursing | New Kensington | PA | 2-year private, not-for-profit | 45 |
Clarion County Career Center Practical Nursing Program | Shippenville | PA | Less than 2-year public | 26 |
Clarion University of Pennsylvania | Clarion | PA | 4-year public | 6192 |
Clarion University of Pennsylvania - Venango Campus | Oil City | PA | 4-year public | No Data |
Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/
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