Peirce College

1420 Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-4699

Tel: (888)467-3472

Private, non-profit | 2,179 students

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COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Peirce College serves 2,179 students.
• Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body.
• Peirce College is one of 13 community colleges within Philadelphia County, PA.

• The nearest community college is Gloucester County College (11.4 miles away).

School Notes:

• Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Peirce College is one of the oldest accredited colleges offering a complete online degree program in the United States. Peirce offers its practical business and information technology management degrees online.
• Our three pronged educational delivery system approach – on campus, on site, online – has advanced dramatically, even beyond our own healthy projections. On campus refers to our facilities in the Center City business district of Philadelphia dating back to 1865. On site encompasses our array of degree offerings at employer, community, and school locations. Peirce Online is our expanding Internet mediated distance learning (IMDL) platform offering complete, accredited degrees. This triad provides a very strong foundation for long-term regional, national, and international growth.
• Peirce has earned its exceptional reputation as a leading provider of quality academic programs and undergraduate degrees in the areas of business, information technology and paralegal studies. A premier choice among working adults, Peirce offers options to make learning more convenient, including our online degree program, accelerated evening & weekend formats and The Peirce Corporate College, where individuals can earn a degree at their workplace.
• The College is authorized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to award the Bachelor of Science and Associate in Science degrees. Peirce College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

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Nearby Schools:

Peirce College
2179 students | 0 mi. away

Gloucester County College
6609 students | 11.4 mi. away

Camden County College
15271 students | 12.8 mi. away

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