Erie's collegiate scene is fairly equally split between four-year institutions and two-year business centers. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine has the largest class of medical students in the country. Penn State Erie is the largest Penn-State branch college. The longest-operating Higher Education provider in the City of Erie is the Erie Business Center, which is a private campus offering 2-year Associate Degrees. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is the oldest campus in Erie county (about 25 miles south of Erie proper). Edinboro University is a State University, which offers a wide range of various degree programs; including a thriving Arts Department. The following are schools that are located near or around Erie:
School name Type of School Location Year Established Corry Higher Education Council 2-Year, Private (awarded by Mercyhurst University) Corry, Pennsylvania 1991 PennWest Edinboro 4-Year, Public Edinboro, Pennsylvania 1857 Erie Institute of Technology 2-Year, Private Erie, Pennsylvania 1958 Gannon University 4-Year, Private Erie, Pennsylvania 1925 Great Lakes Institute of Technology 2-Year, Private Erie, Pennsylvania 1965 Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Graduate School, Private Erie, Pennsylvania 1992 Mercyhurst University 4-Year, Private Erie, Pennsylvania 1926 Mercyhurst North East 2-Year, Private North East, Pennsylvania 1991 Penn State Erie, The Behrend College 4-Year, State-related Erie, Pennsylvania 1948 Toni&Guy Less than 1-Year, Private Erie, Pennsylvania 2008 Fortis Institute 2-Year, Private Erie, Pennsylvania 1984 (as Tri-State Business Institute)
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