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:
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] |
PennWest Edinboro | 4-Year, Public | Edinboro, Pennsylvania | 1857 |
Erie Institute of Technology | 2-Year, Private | Erie, Pennsylvania | 1958 |
Gannon University | 4-Year, Private | Erie, Pennsylvania | 1925 |
Great Lakes Institute of Technology | 2-Year, Private | Erie, Pennsylvania | 1965 [5] |
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 [6] |
Fortis Institute | 2-Year, Private | Erie, Pennsylvania | 1984 (as Tri-State Business Institute) [7] |
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