ACADEMICS
YOUR SUCCESS IS OUR PRIORITY
Career-focused programs for high-demand, essential professions
Welcoming campus community
Flexibility for all types of students
Opportunities to start careers sooner
Caring, knowledgeable professors with real-world experience
More than $1 million in scholarships awarded each year
ACADEMIC RESOURCES
The Student Success and Advising Center provides outreach, information and resources to support your success from enrollment to graduation. The center helps students not only navigate the college experience but also thrive academically, professionally and personally.
The Learning Center offers a collaborative space where you can develop your writing, math, accounting and general education skills with the help of a writing assistant or tutor.
EXPERIENCED FACULTY
You will learn from instructors who have extensive experience in their professions and practice what they teach. And their interest in your academic journey won’t stop when a particular course ends; faculty members will continue to provide guidance and counsel.
Central Penn College’s accreditations and approvals include Middle States Commission on Higher Education, CAAHEP, MAERB, CAPTE, ABA and ACOTE.
COLLEGE ACCREDITATION
Central Penn College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 1007 North Orange Street, 4th Floor, MB #166, Wilmington, DE 19801 (267.284.5011; web: www.msche.org). The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Status: Member since January 1977. Approved Degree Levels: Postsecondary Award/Cert/ Diploma, Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s.
COLLEGE APPOVALS
Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to award the Master of Professional Studies in Organizational Leadership, Bachelor of Science degree, the Associate in Science degree, and the Associate in Applied Science degree.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Where Hands-On Education Meets In-Demand Careers
Master of Professional Studies
Degree Program*
Organizational Leadership
with a concentration in:
Organizational Development
Bachelor of Science Degree Programs*
Accounting
Business Administration
with an optional concentration in:
Healthcare Administration
Human Resource Management
Marketing
Sports Management
Corporate Communications
Health Science
Healthcare Management
Organizational Leadership
Associate in Applied Science Degree Programs*
Child Care Management
Hotel & Restaurant Management
Medical Assisting
Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA)
Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)
Surgical Technology
Associate in Science Degree Programs*
Accounting
Communications
Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Marketing
Postsecondary Certificate Programs*
Bookkeeping
Child Care Management
Computer Networking and Security
Dental Assistant
Digital Marketing
Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Expanded Function Dental Assistant
Human Resource Management
Marketing Management
Medical Billing and Coding
Medical Office Assistant
Phlebotomy Technician
Sports Management
GRADUTE SUCCESS RATE
WE OFFER...
Postsecondary certificate, diploma, associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs
Day, evening and fully-online delivery formats**
Accelerated, 11-week terms
12 to 1 student to faculty ratio
Financial aid and scholarships available for those who qualify
** Not all programs are offered in every format.
** Degree completion program
*** Based on graduates for whom we have information. Central Penn College 2022-2023
One-Year Graduate Follow-up Report, July 1,2024. For more information, visit centralpenn.edu/success.
88.1% of graduates are employed in their field or continuing their education within one year of graduation. centralpenn.edu/success
“Central Penn helped make my experience in my field relevant. It equipped me with the knowledge I needed to climb the ladder in my career. It helped shape me into the professional I am today and I am forever grateful.”
– Gillian Sumpter ‘17, Healthcare Management, Medical Case Manager, UPMC Pinnacle REACCH Program
ROOTED IN TRADITION: SINCE 1881
Start your career path here... Look where it’s taken some of our recent graduates:
Erin Coleman, ’17 & ’18, paralegal & legal studies, is a paralegal at Irwin & McKnight P.C. Law Office in Carlisle, Pa.
Alivia Burris, ’19, accounting, is an accounting technician at Defense, Finance and Accounting Services in Whitehall, Ohio.
Joshua Smith, ’18, information technology, or is a lead IT site operations manager at Harley-Davidson in York, Pa.
Christopher Adams, ’19, medical assisting, is a credentialed medical assistant for UPMC Pinnacle in Enola, Pa.
Devanna Lugaro-Donofrio, ’18, business administration, is a technical product consultant at BB&T in Harrisburg, Pa.
Taylor Schad, ’19, occupational therapy assistant, is a COTA at Phoenixville Hospital – Tower Health in Phoenixville, Pa.
Kateryna Popik, ’19, accounting, is a staff accountant at the Daily Racing Form in Harrisburg, Pa.
Megan Leister, ’18, occupational therapy assistant, is a COTA/L at Functional Pathways in Philadelphia, Pa.
Leslie R. Winnick, ’20, business administration, is working as corporate sales manager at Presbyterian Senior Living in Dillsburg, Pa.
Kimberly Craig, ’18, healthcare management, is a Chronic Diseases Program Manager at Hamilton Health Center in Harrisburg, Pa.
Paula Bretz, ’19, business administration, is working as an accounting manager at S & R Enterprises, LLC in Harrisburg, Pa.
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