Learn
Lifelong learning permeates York with opportunities to take classes in art, music, theater, and sports. You’ll find professional enrichment available through both private and public institutions. Don’t overlook our exceptional York County Library System and York County History Center for an abundance of hands-on, minds-on educational programs for both children and adults.
York County schools are places where creativity and innovation thrive. Our public schools report high graduation rates and high levels of student proficiency in math and reading. If you prefer, choose from homeschool options or enroll your children in one of our local charter, or faith-based schools such as:
Explore Post-Secondary Institutions
Six different post-secondary institutions offering technical certification, two-year, four-Year and postgraduate degrees are located inside York County, with more than 20 colleges and universities located within an hour’s drive.
York College of Pennsylvania
Elizabethtown College
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Lancaster Bible College
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
Messiah University
Central Penn College
Lebanon Valley College
Gettysburg College
Dickinson College
McDaniel College
Mount St. Mary’s University
Stevenson University
Goucher College
Towson University
Ner Israel Rabbinical College
Loyola University Maryland
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Women’s Institute of Torah Seminary and College
Morgan State University
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Johns Hopkins University
Coppin State University
Maryland Institute College of Art
Lincoln University
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Alvernia University
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Hood College
Wilson College
Franklin and Marshall College
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore
University of Baltimore