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West Chester became West Chester State Teachers College in 1927 when Pennsylvania initiated a four-year program of teacher education. In 1960, as the Commonwealth paved the way for liberal arts programs in its college system, West Chester was renamed West Chester State College , and two years later introduced the liberal arts program that ...
Lincoln is also recognized as the first college-degree granting HBCU in the country. [6] Its main campus is located on 422 acres (170.8 ha) near the town of Oxford in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania. The university has a second location in the University City area of Philadelphia. Lincoln University provides undergraduate and graduate ...
Widener University is a private, metropolitan university with a Chester, Pennsylvania campus that includes six colleges and schools, and two distinct law schools in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware. The university offers associate’s, bachelor’s, master's, and doctoral degrees in diverse disciplines ranging from liberal arts ...
West Chester University. Categories: Education in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Universities and colleges in Pennsylvania by county. Buildings and structures in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Spring Garden College (1851–1992) – baccalaureate university in Philadelphia. United Wesleyan College (1921–1990) – Bible college affiliated with the Wesleyan Church, located in Allentown. Villa Marie College (1925–1989) – baccalaureate Roman Catholic university in Erie; merged with Gannon University.
Delaware County Community College (DCCC) is a public community college with campuses and facilities throughout Delaware and Chester Counties in Pennsylvania. DCCC was founded in 1967 and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The college offers 53 associate degree programs and 43 certificate programs at nine ...
Haverford College (/ ˈhævərfərd / HAV-ər-fərd) is a private liberal arts college in Haverford, Pennsylvania. It was founded as a men's college in 1833 by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Haverford began accepting non-Quakers in 1849 and women in 1980. The college offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science ...
The University of Valley Forge (UVF) is a private university near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, and 8.8 miles (14.2 km) from Valley Forge National Historical Park. It is affiliated with the Assemblies of God USA. [3] The college, in Chester County, is partially in Charlestown Township, [4] while the other part is in Schuylkill Township. [5]