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 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]

## 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".

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