Colleges in Schuylkill, Pennsylvania

Penn State Schuylkill Campus

• The Schuylkill branch of Penn State University was founded in 1934 and moved to its current location near Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania in 1967. Approximately 80 percent of the college's 1,000 students pursue bachelor's degrees, according to Penn State Schuylkill. The college has 47 full-time faculty members, and the average class size is 19 students. About 80 percent of the student body receives some form of financial aid.

  Penn State Schuylkill Campus

  200 University Drive

  Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972

  570-385-6000

  sl.psu.edu

McCann School of Business and Technology

• The McCann School of Business and Technology campus in Pottsville, Pennsylvania offers many associate's degrees, including criminal justice, early childhood education, accounting and massage therapy. The college is based on a three-quarter system per academic year. The college was founded at Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania in 1897 as an accounting and secretarial school.

  The McCann School of Business and Technology

  2650 Woodglen Rd.

  Pottsville, PA 17901

  888-790-1096

  mccann.edu

Lehigh Carbon Community College

• Lehigh Carbon Community College's Schuylkill County location in Tamaqua is called the Morgan Center. The campus offers associate's degrees in computer science, liberal arts, criminal justice, business management, biotechnology, human service and nursing. The Morgan Center opened in 2003.

  Lehigh Carbon Community College

  John and Dorothy Morgan Center for Higher Learning

  234 High Street

  Tamaqua, PA 18252

  570-668-6880

  lccc.edu

Pottsville Hospital School of Nursing

• Established in 1895, the Pottsville Hospital School of Nursing offers a full-time three-year program to become a registered nurse (RN). The program builds upon 30 prerequisite credits from the Schuylkill Campus of Penn State University, but other college and university credits can be considered for transfer. More than 2,000 students have graduated from the program. The school is part of the hospital's campus, providing opportunities for hands-on experience in a variety of nursing positions.

  The Pottsville Hospital School of Nursing

  420 South Jackson Street

  Pottsville, PA 17901

  570-621-5027

  pottsvillehospitalschoolofnursing.com