Did you know that there are 16 colleges and universities with 47,000 total students within an hour’s drive of CenterPoint? This network of higher education provides an invaluable resource for employers and their employees, offering ample opportunity for co-ops, continuing education, customized job training, internships and recruiting. See a list of schools below.
Johnson College of Scranton offers a degree program in Distribution and Supply Logistics. Click here to learn more.
The Pennsylvania State University has three satellite campuses within an hour of CenterPoint. Penn State University’s Main Campus in State College, PA offers a comprehensive program in Supply Chain and Information Systems that ranges from non-degree coursework up to the PhD level. The program is ranked fifth-best in the nation for undergraduate–level, and seventh-best in the nation for graduate level by U.S. News and World Report. Click here to learn more.
Higher Education Institutions Serving CenterPoint Commerce and Trade Park East
These schools work closely with employers to custom design classroom and on-the-job training programs. Often, the schools will combine forces to jointly design the needed training curricula. There are several excellent grant programs available to help Pennsylvania employers lessen their training costs. Click on the following programs to learn more:
For more information about Education in Northeast Pennsylvania, click here
| School |
Total Enrollment
|
Miles from CenterPoint*
|
| Kings College |
2233
|
9
|
| Lackawanna College |
1197
|
9
|
| University of Scranton |
4795
|
11
|
| Wilkes University |
4364
|
11
|
| Marywood University |
3127
|
14
|
| Penn State Worthington Scranton Campus |
1354
|
14
|
| Johnson College |
366
|
15
|
| Misericordia University |
2271
|
17
|
| Luzerne County Community College |
6396
|
17
|
| Baptist Bible College & Seminary |
940
|
20
|
| Penn State Wilkes-Barre Campus |
779
|
21
|
| Keystone College |
1658
|
26
|
| Penn State Hazleton Campus |
1114
|
32
|
| Northampton Area Community College |
1519
|
46
|
| Bloomsburg University |
9304
|
53
|
| East Stroudsburg University |
6553
|
55
|
| Total enrollment: |
46970
|
|
| *Source: Mapquest.com | ||
