Higher education in Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie's collegiate scene is fairly equally split between four-year institutions and two-year business centers. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine has the largest class of medical students in the country.[1] Penn State Erie is the largest Penn-State branch college.[2][3] The longest-operating Higher Education provider in the City of Erie is the Erie Business Center, which is a private campus offering 2-year Associate Degrees. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is the oldest campus in Erie county (about 25 miles south of Erie proper). Edinboro University is a State University, which offers a wide range of various degree programs; including a thriving Arts Department. The following are schools that are located near or around Erie:
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LECOM Main Campus
School Name | Type of School | Location | Year Established |
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Corry Higher Education Council | 2-Year, Private (awarded by Mercyhurst University) | Corry, Pennsylvania | 1991[4] |
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania | 4-Year, Public | Edinboro, Pennsylvania | 1857 |
Erie Business Center | 2-Year, Private | Erie, Pennsylvania | 1884[5] |
Erie Institute of Technology | 2-Year, Private | Erie, Pennsylvania | 1958[6] |
Gannon University | 4-Year, Private | Erie, Pennsylvania | 1925 |
Great Lakes Institute of Technology | 2-Year, Private | Erie, Pennsylvania | 1965[7] |
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine | Graduate School, Private | Erie, Pennsylvania | 1992 |
Mercyhurst University | 4-Year, Private | Erie, Pennsylvania | 1926 |
Mercyhurst North East | 2-Year, Private | North East, Pennsylvania | 1991 |
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College | 4-Year, State-related | Erie, Pennsylvania | 1948 |
Toni&Guy | Less than 1-Year, Private | Erie, Pennsylvania | 2008[8] |
Triangle Tech | 2-Year, Private | Erie, Pennsylvania | 1976[9] |
Fortis Institute | 2-Year, Private | Erie, Pennsylvania | 1984 (as Tri-State Business Institute)[10] |
References
- ↑ LECOM. "Welcome Largest Class of Medical Students". Retrieved 2007-05-21.
- ↑ Penn-State Behrend. "About". Retrieved 2007-05-21.
- ↑ Penn State Erie. "Enrollment Numbers". Retrieved 2007-05-21.
- ↑ "Corry Hi-Ed History".
- ↑ "ErieBC - About EBC".
- ↑ "American School Search - EIT".
- ↑ "Open Site - GLIT".
- ↑ "Find the Company - Toni&Guy".
- ↑ "Campus Explorer - Triangle Tech".
- ↑ "Fortis - Campuses".
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