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Central Penn College invites the community to campus to watch “1917,” a free movie inspired by a true tale of World War I drama and intrigue.

The Central Penn Lady Knights were victorious, 62-59, in a closely contested match against the Christendom Crusaders on Friday night at East Pennsboro Middle School. One thing Central Penn Athletic Director Kasey Hicks said about the women’s basketball team this year was, “We need to learn how to play together for 40 minutes, instead of …

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West Shore Connect is a program for students who had high school learning-support or life-skills classes and are attending college.

With many students receiving little or no financial support from their families as they take classes at Central Penn College, and many more working multiple jobs or raising small children alone, food insecurity is a growing issue facing students enrolled at the Summerdale campus.

Central Penn College (CPC) is addressing workforce gaps in the local labor market by offering a new certificate program that can be earned online in as little as nine months: customer service skills for the insurance industry.

Central Penn College (CPC) has tapped a former Penn State Harrisburg soccer coach to lead its women’s team.   CPC Athletic Director Kasey Hicks recently announced the hiring of Rudy Grubesky, who has compiled a long career in law enforcement and was most recently the assistant women’s soccer coach at Penn State Harrisburg. “Rudy has many …

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Central Penn College has been providing career-focused education in Central Pennsylvania since 1881. Because accurate records are hard to come by throughout our long history, it is difficult to measure exactly how many people over 141 years call themselves Central Penn alumni. Our best guesstimates would put the number well north of 25,000.

Central Penn College’s Rocket League team ended their first season undefeated and captured a national championship in their division of the NACE Starleague.

The state’s Acting Secretary of Education Eric Hagarty toured Central Penn College in Cumberland County on Friday to see first-hand how higher education is adapting to changing workforce needs and working to make college more affordable and accessible for students.

Any student applying to Central Penn College to start during our winter term that begins on January 9, 2o23 can apply for a “New Year” scholarship.