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Seton Hill University is a private Catholic university in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Originally a women's college , it became a coeducational university in 2002 and enrolls about 2,200 students. [ 1 ]
By 1853, the school changed its name from the Oblate School for Colored Girls to the Saint Frances School for Colored Girls, named after St. Frances of Rome (1384–1440). The title was later shortened to the Saint Frances Academy. [6] In 1871, the school moved to its current location in inner East Baltimore at 501 East Chase Street.
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Seton Hill University, Greensburg (co-ed since 2002; Seton Hill College 1918–2002) Susquehanna Female College, Selinsgrove (closed in 1872, students transferred to the Missionary Institute of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, now Susquehanna University) Villa Maria College, Erie (merged into Gannon University in 1989)
In 2008, LECOM received approval to open an additional branch campus in Greensburg, Pennsylvania at the site of Seton Hill University, [17] which opened in 2009. [18] The branch campus included two additional buildings, with an overall projected cost of $4 million. [17] In 2012, the Bradenton campus opened a new dental school.
The immediate vicinity of Greensburg contains two universities – Seton Hill University and the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. Seton Hill University was founded in 1885 by the Sisters of Charity on a bluff overlooking the City of Greensburg. Formerly a women's college, Seton Hill became a coeducational university in 2002.
This means, for example, that campuses bearing the name "University of North Carolina" may variously be found at "C" (Charlotte), "N" (North Carolina, referring to the Chapel Hill campus), and "U" (the Asheville, Greensboro, Pembroke, and Wilmington campuses, all normally referred to as UNC-{campus name}).
Seton Hill University: Greensburg city: Westmoreland: Catholic Church (Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill) Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs 2,258 1885 Susquehanna University: Selinsgrove borough: Snyder: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 2,305 1858 Swarthmore College: Swarthmore ...