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Higher education in Erie, Pennsylvania

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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 Name Type of School Location Year Established
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]

References

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  1. ^ LECOM. "Welcome Largest Class of Medical Students". Retrieved 2007-05-21. [dead link]
  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. ^ "Open Site - GLIT".
  6. ^ "Find the Company - Toni&Guy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  7. ^ "Fortis - Campuses".