Central Pennsylvania Colllege  new
Since 1881 Central Pennsylvania College has excelled in providing students a hands-on education that prepares them for success in jobs that become careers. Central Penn is Pennsylvania's preeminent career-oriented, baccalaureate residential college. Our suburban Harrisburg campus is located just inside the Capital Beltway at Exit 65 on I-81 in the village of Summerdale. Central Penn now offers bachelor degree programs in Business Administration, Criminal Justice Administration, Corporate Communications and Information Technology. Multiple and varied concentrations within each degree cover a variety of fields such as Network or Database Management, Marketing, Cyber Security, and Healthcare Administration, all designed to be completed in three years. Central Penn also offers associate degree programs in the fields of Allied Health, Legal Studies, Office Administration, Business, and Information Technology. The programs are designed to prepare you to: * become immediately employed in your chosen field, * become a contributing member of society, or * continue your education to earn a bachelor's degree. There are currently 1044 students enrolled at Central Penn. For information about admissions, click here. Central Penn is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. For a full collegiate experience Central Penn offers on-campus apartments and townhouses and on and off-campus activities. Central Penn remains committed to providing a drug and alcohol-free environment on campus.
http://www.centralpenn.edu/
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Harrisburg Area Community College  new
Established on February 14, 1964 as Harrisburg Area Community College, HACC is devoted to the community and the individual. HACC's devotion to the community stems directly from our mission, which is to foster educational, cultural, work force development, and economic growth of the college service areas. The vehicle by which we do this is to give each of our students (the individuals) the tools and environment to develop his or her own unique potential. This creates an aura by which the communities HACC serves and each individual in those communities can benefit. You can download our current College Catalog here. Advancing a Career: As careers depend more and more upon the acquisition of new skills and knowledge, adults seek courses and programs to better prepare themselves, obtaining the skills and knowledge that will lead them to lucrative careers and high-demand employment opportunities. Most HACC adult students are: * Working toward career or transfer degree completion * Transferring college credits earned through previous study * Employed full-time with educational benefits * Studying year round on a part-time basis HACC provides students with: * High academic standards * Focus on student success * Lowest tuition in the area * Scholarship awards * Small classes/individual attention from faculty * Honors Program for high achievers * Comprehensive learning resources, including onsite and online library and bookstore * State-of-the-art computer labs * Active Student Government Association, numerous student clubs, and student newspaper * Inter-collegiate sports, including basketball, volleyball, tennis, and soccer Services that promote student success: * First Choice: exclusive freshman orientation program for incoming high school grads * Focus on student success * Placement testing to promote student success in the classroom * Learning Center support * Free tutoring and academic workshops, including the Master Student program * Academic advising and career counseling * Transfer Center with resources to research four-year transfer schools Open Door enrollment: * For applicants at least 18 with high school diploma or GED * No SAT scores are necessary Early Admission Program for High School Seniors: * Qualified high school students can earn college credits, either on a full- or part-time basis, while completing their senior year of high school. * It is possible for high school graduates to start their freshman year with as many as 12 college credits. Adult Students: * Median range of age is 30-55 years old * 60% are women, 40% are men * Two-thirds live with a spouse and/or children * Attend classes while holding a full-time or part-time job * View education as a vehicle to success * Interested in specific courses and programs * Believe that HACC expands the educational opportunities of the local community * Attend HACC to improve job skills, obtain career training and improve earning potential Enrollment: * Spring 2007: More than 15,000 students across locations including Harrisburg, Gettysburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York studying in credit classes. * 3,300+ in distance education - online and video courses. * 50,000 in noncredit courses in areas such as job training, workforce and economic development, customized company contracts, public safety, technology trades, computer training, travel, and personal interest/hobbies/health. * More than 600 veterans, the second highest in the state, attend HACC. More than 500 are using some form of the Montgomery G.I. Bill. * More than 170 degree, certificate or diploma programs. * 8-county primary service area and serve a total of 10 counties. * Largest provider of nursing and allied health professionals, law enforcement and other public safety personnel. * About half of HACC's students transfer to a large number of four-year colleges across the country. The remaining half study for a career leading to employment after earning an associate, certificate or diploma.
http://hacc.edu/
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Penn State Milton S. Hershey College of Medicine  new
In 1963, The M. S. Hershey Foundation offered $50 million to The Pennsylvania State University to establish a medical school in Hershey. With this grant and $21.3 million from the U.S. Public Health Service, the University built a medical school, teaching hospital, and research center. Ground was broken in 1966 and Penn State's College of Medicine opened its doors to the first class of students in 1967 and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center accepted the first patients in 1970. The original buildings at Penn State Hershey Medical Center included the Medical Science Building and medical center, Animal Research Farm, Laundry and Steam Plant, and University Manor Apartments. Since 1970, the campus has grown from 318 to 550 acres. Many additions have been made to the academic and patient-care facilities. Today, Penn State Hershey Medical Center has completed several carefully planned construction projects. Additions were made to reflect a steady increase in patient demand for services and to expand research and teaching programs. Penn State College of Medicine students have gone on to become productive physicians and scientists. As of May 2001, the College of Medicine has graduated 2,808 physicians and 598 scientists with Ph.D. or M.S. degrees. The College of Medicine offers degree programs in anatomy, biochemistry and molecular biology, bioengineering, cell and molecular biology, genetics, integrative biosciences, microbiology and immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and physiology, and two postdoctoral programs leading to an M.S. degree in Laboratory Animal Medicine, the only such program in the Commonwealth, and an M.S. in Health Evaluation Sciences. Each year, more than 360 resident physicians are trained in medical specialties at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. An allied-health training program at Penn State Hershey Medical Center leading to a Penn State certificate in Cardiovascular Perfusion Technology has graduated 74 students through 2001. The Radiologic Technology Training Program, conducted at Penn State Hershey Medical Center until 1998, is now offered at the Penn State Schuylkill Campus. Nursing students from Penn State College of Health and Human Development B.S. degree program rotate through University Hospital for clinical courses each term, and students from other Penn State health-related programs and other institutions come to the campus for clinical experience. The extended B.S. degree program for nurses is offered in conjunction with the College of Health and Human Development. Continuing education programs serve Penn State Hershey Medical Center and health-care professionals throughout Pennsylvania, with enrollments exceeding 21,000 each year. The College of Medicine offered the associate degree in Clinical Health Service for the Physician's Assistant Training Program through 1986. This program awarded certificates to 340 graduates in fourteen classes. Basic and clinical research is conducted at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and is supported by $60.1 million in awards from federal, state, and private agencies, businesses, and individuals. In 2000-2001 Penn State Hershey Medical Center admitted 20,622 patients and provided care through 524,411 outpatient and 33,705 emergency-service visits. Penn State Hershey Medical Center has 5,028 employees, 500 volunteers, and the College of Medicine enrolls more than 600 students annually.
http://www.hmc.psu.edu/college/
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Penn State Harrisburg  new
Penn State Harrisburg is an undergraduate college and graduate school of The Pennsylvania State University, one of the largest and most widely recognized institutions in the nation. The Harrisburg campus enrolls 3,900 students and offers two associate, 30 baccalaureate, 21 master's, and two doctoral degrees as well as certificate and certification programs. Penn State Harrisburg is located on a suburban campus in Middletown, Pa., eight miles east of Harrisburg. The campus is easily accessible via major interstate routes and the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Exit 247. Harrisburg International Airport is within one mile of the campus, public transportation serves the college, and rail service affords convenient access from locations throughout the nation. Penn State Harrisburg offers the first two years of study leading to more than 160 baccalaureate majors offered throughout the Penn State system, including 29 of its own programs. At the transfer level, Penn State Harrisburg serves students from all campuses of The Pennsylvania State University and students from community colleges and other accredited colleges and universities. Students of The Pennsylvania State University are encouraged to choose the Penn State Harrisburg Common Year Major as their curriculum prior to transferring to Penn State Harrisburg. View the Campus Fact Sheet here (PDF). Penn State Harrisburg has an extensive selection of graduate programs. Applications are welcomed from students who have completed a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university or from international students. The graduate programs are designed for the part-time student who can participate in an evening program. In the past several years, major construction projects on campus have been undertaken to accommodate new and existing programs. Beginning with the expansion of the Science and Technology Building to complement study in Environmental Engineering and Environmental Pollution Control, the college has added a state-of-the-art, 115,000-square-foot library, new apartment-style housing for 330 students, an expanded food court and Town Square for student activities and an indoor aquatics center. Penn State Harrisburg also operates the Eastgate Center in downtown Harrisburg.
http://www.hbg.psu.edu/
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