Colleges in Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Lycoming College

• Lycoming College was founded in 1812, making it one of the 50 oldest colleges in the United States. It is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the school has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13:1, and a student body of 1,500 from 30 states and 12 countries. Ninety-two percent of the professors have either a doctoral degree or the highest degree offered in their field. U.S. News & World Report ranked this school in the top five best-valued schools among U.S. liberal arts institutions. Lycoming offers 34 majors and more than 700 classes. Ninety-eight percent of its graduates either find a job or enter graduate school within six months of graduation.

  Lycoming College

  700 College Place

  Williamsport, PA

  570-321-4000

  lycoming.edu

Pennsylvania College of Technology

• The Pennsylvania College of Technology became a member of Pennsylvania State University in 1989. As of 2010, it is a special mission affiliate of Penn State, focusing on technology-related education. The Williamsport, Pennsylvania, campus attracts the second-highest enrollment in the Penn State school system, with more than 6,400 students. The school offers associate and bachelors degrees in more than 100 areas, and many two-year associate degrees are transferable into four-year bachelor's programs. Penn College also operates Pennsylvania's largest working-training program, called the Workforce Development and Continuing Education unit. It is accredited though the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

  Pennsylvania College of Technology

  1 College Avenue

  Williamsport, PA

  570-326-3761

  pct.edu

Penn State Continuing Education Williamsport Center

• The Pennsylvania State Continuing Education program operates a center in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, that offers Penn State quality education for adults who want to go back to school or continue their education. This center offers undergraduate-level courses, which are applicable toward degree programs, post-baccalaureate or professional certificates, or professional development programs. The school also allows students to apply learning experience at other colleges, in the military, in the work environment, though self-study, or in high school toward getting a degree faster. Additionally, the school offers non-credit art classes and SAT prep courses for high school students.

  Penn State Continuing Education

  The Pennsylvania State University

  121 Outreach Building

  University Park PA 16802

  814-865-3443

  ceup.psu.edu/williamsport