Get a real-world career education. Learn from professors who are experienced experts in their disciplines. Earn a degree that helps you advance your career and improve your life.

Central Penn College prepares graduates for career success by providing an affordable, hands-on education, in two convenient locations and online. We offer associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees in fields hiring today, and growing tomorrow.

We know that learning does not always happen in the classroom, and we want to recognize our students’ dedication to lifelong growth, development, and improvement. This is why we also created the Lifelong Learning (LLL) Credit to give students credit for work and life experience.

Central Penn offers hands-on education from real-world experts to help you finish your degree sooner. With our campus in Summerdale and center in Lancaster, you can find a classroom near your home or work. We also offer online courses to fit your studies into your busy life.

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• Postsecondary certificate, associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs
• Flexible day, evening and fully-online delivery formats*
• Accelerated, 11-week terms
• Financial aid and scholarships available for those who qualify
• Earn credits for approved work/life and military experience

Complete the FREE Central Penn Application for Admission at centralpenn.edu/apply. You can also call us at 1-800-759-2727.

Central Penn’s Summerdale Campus

Central Penn College is located on a 58-acre campus in suburban Summerdale, Pennsylvania. The campus is just minutes from downtown Harrisburg, the state capital.

The campus is comprised of four academic buildings, the Charles “T” Jones Leadership Library, 34 student townhouses, six apartment buildings, the Health Sciences Building, the Underground Student Union, and the Boyer House.

Central Penn’s Lancaster Center

The Central Penn College Lancaster Center has been providing career-focused education to residents from Lancaster County and the surrounding areas since 2004. Located in Lancaster–at the intersection of Greenfield Road and Old Philadelphia Pike–the center has educated more than 1,200 students.

The Lancaster Center serves a population of students who primarily attend evening classes, Monday through Thursday.

Central Penn College has been offering online classes since 2004. We were one of the first colleges in this area to adapt to this method of instruction. In fact, 70% of our students take at least one online class every term.

Online instruction is something we have been doing for more than 15 years. It’s something we know and it’s something we’re good at. Earning your degree online provides you with a flexible and convenient schedule.

Students can log on and learn at times that are convenient to their busy lives. Online learning at Central Penn is more than an Internet connection. You get a personal connection with your professors, your college and your peers. 

When you have to ability to get to campus, you can take advantage of all the educational, career and community resources Central Penn offers onsite, in person.

MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES DEGREE PROGRAM – 1 1/2 YEARS*

• Organizational Leadership
  with a concentration in:
  • Financial Analysis
  • Organizational Development

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
DEGREE PROGRAMS – 3 YEARS, PLUS AN INTERNSHIP*

• Accounting
• Business Administration with a concentration in:
  • Banking & Finance
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Human Resource Management Management
  • Marketing
• Corporate Communications
• Criminal Justice Administration
• Health Science
• Healthcare Management**
• Homeland Security Management
• Information Technology with a concentration in:
  • Applications Development
  • Networking and Security
• Legal Studies

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAM – 15 MONTHS, PLUS AN INTERNSHIP*

• Medical Assisting

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAMS – 21-22 MONTHS, PLUS AN INTERNSHIP*

• Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA)
• Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)

ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE
DEGREE PROGRAMS – 18 MONTHS, PLUS AN INTERNSHIP*

• Accounting
• Communications
• Computer Information Systems
  with a concentration in:
  • Applications Development
  • Networking and Security
• Criminal Justice
• Entrepreneurship & Small Business
• Marketing
• Paralegal

POSTSECONDARY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM – 9 MONTHS

• Phlebotomy Technician