“My experience at Central Penn gave me the background and knowledge necessary to succeed in my career. Small classes, caring teachers, and hands-on learning make Central Penn the exceptional college that it is. Since it is a smaller college, the education I received was much more personal and worthwhile.” Stacey Zimmerman Administrative Supervisor, Human Resources at Elizabethtown College

Since 1881 Central Pennsylvania College has excelled in providing students a hands-on education that prepares them for success in jobs that become careers.

Central Penn is Pennsylvania's preeminent career-oriented, baccalaureate residential college. Our suburban Harrisburg campus is located just inside the Capital Beltway at Exit 65 on I-81 in the village of Summerdale.

Central Penn now offers bachelor degree programs in Business Administration, Criminal Justice Administration, Corporate Communications and Information Technology. Multiple and varied concentrations within each degree cover a variety of fields such as Network or Database Management, Marketing, Cyber Security, and Healthcare Administration, all designed to be completed in three years.

Central Penn also offers associate degree programs in the fields of Allied Health, Legal Studies, Office Administration, Business, and Information Technology. The programs are designed to prepare you to:

• become immediately employed in your chosen field,
• become a contributing member of society, or
• continue your education to earn a bachelor's degree.

There are currently 1044 students enrolled at Central Penn.

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Central Penn is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

For a full collegiate experience Central Penn offers on-campus apartments and townhouses and on and off-campus activities. Central Penn remains committed to providing a drug and alcohol-free environment on campus.