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Central Penn College

Summerdale, Pennsylvania Private for-profit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Central Penn College is a private for-profit four-year institution in Summerdale, Pennsylvania. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 684, made up of 671 undergraduates and 13 graduate students.

Central Penn College offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 32 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Surgical Technology/Technologist, and Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. It awarded 271 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 19 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 7 to 1.

Key figures

684
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
271
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
32
Programs and majors
7:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 32

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 8
Health Professions 15
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
65%
First-year retention, part-time students
45%
Student-to-faculty ratio
7:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
87
Associate degrees
83
Master's degrees
7
Certificates under 1 year
85
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
9

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
684
Undergraduates, fall 2024
671
Graduate students, fall 2024
13
Full-time, fall 2024
20%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,076
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,060
Graduate students, 2024-25
16
Full-time, 2024-25
17%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
70%
Men
30%
White
54%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
19%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
6%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
19
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
51%
Students taking some online courses
30%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Quarter
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NSCAA
President
Linda Fedrizzi-Williams
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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