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Health Sciences & Nursing community-college programs in Pennsylvania

28 community colleges in Pennsylvania report awarding credentials in Health Sciences & Nursing. Two-year nursing, allied health, and medical assisting programs that lead directly to in-demand clinical careers. The list below ranks them by share of total credentials awarded in this field — a directional measure of program scale and focus.

If you are choosing a Health Sciences & Nursing program in Pennsylvania, weigh program-specific accreditation, clinical or apprenticeship placement, and the institution's articulation agreements with Pennsylvania public universities (for transfer-bound students) or its local employer relationships (for occupational tracks). Within Pennsylvania published tuition tends to fall in a tight range, so the program-quality questions usually matter more than cost. The ranked list below is a useful starting point but should not substitute for a campus visit and a conversation with the program advisor.

Each college below links to a full profile with cost, enrollment, completion, and transfer numbers from the College Scorecard. Use the cost-and-aid guide for Pennsylvania and the state's transfer-outcomes guide for additional context.

  1. Fortis Institute-ScrantonScranton100%
  2. Geisinger Commonwealth School of MedicineScranton100%
  3. PITC InstituteWyncote100%
  4. Saint Joseph's University - LancasterLancaster100%
  5. University of Pittsburgh-TitusvilleTitusville100%
  6. YTI Career Institute-AltoonaAltoona100%
  7. South Hills School of Business & TechnologyState College47%
  8. Harcum CollegeBryn Mawr45%
  9. Community College of Beaver CountyMonaca42%
  10. Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg40%
  11. ASPIRA City CollegePhiladelphia40%
  12. Manor CollegeJenkintown39%
  13. Lackawanna CollegeScranton37%
  14. Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticoke35%
  15. Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia35%
  16. Westmoreland County Community CollegeYoungwood35%
  17. Butler County Community CollegeButler34%
  18. Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville30%
  19. Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell29%
  20. Delaware County Community CollegeMedia27%
  21. Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown24%
  22. Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh22%
  23. Reading Area Community CollegeReading20%
  24. Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem20%
  25. Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport17%
  26. Pennsylvania Highlands Community CollegeJohnstown16%
  27. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBoisDuBois12%
  28. Johnson CollegeScranton10%

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