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:

LECOM Main Campus
School NameType of SchoolLocationYear Established
Corry Higher Education Council2-Year, Private (awarded by Mercyhurst University)Corry, Pennsylvania1991[4]
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania4-Year, PublicEdinboro, Pennsylvania1857
Erie Business Center2-Year, PrivateErie, Pennsylvania1884[5]
Erie Institute of Technology2-Year, PrivateErie, Pennsylvania1958
Gannon University4-Year, PrivateErie, Pennsylvania1925
Great Lakes Institute of Technology2-Year, PrivateErie, Pennsylvania1965[6]
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineGraduate School, PrivateErie, Pennsylvania1992
Mercyhurst University4-Year, PrivateErie, Pennsylvania1926
Mercyhurst North East2-Year, PrivateNorth East, Pennsylvania1991
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College4-Year, State-relatedErie, Pennsylvania1948
Toni&GuyLess than 1-Year, PrivateErie, Pennsylvania2008[7]
Triangle Tech2-Year, PrivateErie, Pennsylvania1976[8]
Fortis Institute2-Year, PrivateErie, Pennsylvania1984 (as Tri-State Business Institute)[9]


References
  1. LECOM. "Welcome Largest Class of Medical Students". Retrieved 2007-05-21.
  2. Penn-State Behrend. "About". Archived from the original on 2007-05-31. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
  3. Penn State Erie. "Enrollment Numbers". Archived from the original on 2007-01-22. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
  4. "Corry Hi-Ed History". Archived from the original on 2013-12-11.
  5. "ErieBC - About EBC". Archived from the original on 2013-12-10.
  6. "Open Site - GLIT".
  7. "Find the Company - Toni&Guy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  8. "Campus Explorer - Triangle Tech".
  9. "Fortis - Campuses".
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