The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a state located in the Middle Atlantic region of the United States of America.
Public and Private Liberal Arts Colleges:
Albright College
Allegheny College
Bryn Mawr College
Bucknell University
Cedar Crest College
Chatham College
Dickinson College
Elizabethtown College
Franklin & Marshall College
Geneva College
Gettysburg College
Grove City College
Haverford College
Juniata College
King's College, Pennsylvania
Lafayette College
Lebanon Valley College
Lycoming College
Marywood University
Mercyhurst College
Messiah College
Moravian College
Muhlenberg College
Saint Vincent College
Swarthmore College
Ursinus College
Washington & Jefferson College
Waynesburg College
Westminster College, Pennsylvania
Wilson College (Pennsylvania)
Private and Public Colleges and Universities:
Alvernia College
American College
Arcadia University (formerly Beaver College)
Art Institute of Philadelphia
University at Dallastown
Baptist Bible College
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
Bucks County Community College
Cabrini College
California University of Pennsylvania
Carlow University
Carnegie Mellon University
Central Pennsylvania College
Chestnut Hill College
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
CHI Institute
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Curtis Institute of Music
Delaware Valley College
DeSales University (formerly Allentown College of St. Francis DeSales)
Drexel University
Dubois Business College
Duquesne University
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Eastern University (formerly Eastern College)
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Gannon University
Gratz College
Gwynedd Mercy College
Hanhemann Medical College (now a unit of Drexel University College of Medicine)
Harcum College
Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Holy Family University
Hussian School of Art
Immaculata University
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Johnson College
Keystone College
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
La Roche College
Lackawanna College
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Lancaster Bible College
Lancaster General College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Lancaster Theological Seminary
LaSalle University
Lehigh Carbon Community College
Lehigh University
Lehigh Valley College
Lincoln University
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg
Manor College
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
Marywood University
Medical College of Pennsylvania (now a unit of Drexel University College of Medicine) (formerly Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania)
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Misericordia University
Moore College of Art and Design
Mount Aloysius College
Neumann College
New Castle School of Trades
Northampton Area Community College
Peirce College
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine
Pennsylvania State University
Penn State Abington
Penn State Altoona
Penn State Beaver
Penn State Berks
Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey Medical Center
Penn State Delaware County
Penn State Dickinson School of Law, Dickinson School of Law
Penn State DuBois
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus
Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies
Penn State Greater Allegheny
Penn State Harrisburg
Penn State Hazleton
Penn State Lehigh Valley
Penn State Mont Alto
Penn State New Kensington
Penn State Schuylkill
Penn State Shenango
Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Penn State Worthington-Scranton
Penn State York
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College (formerly Cambria County Area Community College)
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
Philadelphia Biblical University
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science (now University of the Sciences in Philadelphia)
Philadelphia University (formerly Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science)
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science
Point Park University
Robert Morris University
Rosemont College
Saint Francis University (formerly Saint Francis College)
Saint Joseph's University
Seton Hill University
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Susquehanna University
Temple University
Thiel College
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Thomas Jefferson University
Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry
United States Army War college
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
University of Pittsburgh at Titusville
University of Scranton
University of the Arts
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (formerly Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science)
Valley Forge Military Academy and College
Valley Forge Christian College
Villanova University
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Westminster Theological Seminary
Widener University
Wilkes University
York College of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania draws 2.1% of the Gross State Product from Accommodation and Food Services. Only Connecticut, Delaware and Iowa have lower numbers, and Nevada gets a whopping 14.2% of their GSP that way. Philadelphia draws tourists to see the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, the Franklin Institute and the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, while The Poconos attract honeymooners, golfers and fishermen, and the Delaware Water Gap and Allegheny National Forest appeal to boaters, hikers, and nature lovers. Fourteen slots casinos, the majority of which are either in the process of being awarded licenses from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board or are under construction, are expected to make up a good portion of tourism in the Commonwealth.
The Commonwealth launched an extensive tourism campaign in 2003 under the direction of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. An extensive website has been established to promote visits to the state and new license plates feature the VistPA.com website.
The Pennsylvania Dutch region in south-central Pennsylvania is a favorite for sightseers. The Pennsylvania Dutch, including the Old Order Amish, the Old Order Mennonites and at least 35 other sects, are common in the rural areas around the cities of Lancaster, York, and Harrisburg, with smaller numbers extending northeast to the Lehigh Valley and up the Susquehanna River valley.
Pennsylvania is home to many professional sports teams, including the Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League, the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, and the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League. Among them, these teams have accumulated 6 World Series Championships (Pirates 5, Phillies 1), 14 National League Pennants, 3 pre-Super Bowl era NFL Championships (Eagles), 5 Super Bowl Championships (Steelers), 4 NBA Championships (76ers), and 4 Stanley Cup winners (Flyers 2, Penguins 2).
In motorsports, the Mario Andretti dynasty of race drivers hail from Nazareth. Notable Racetracks in Pennsylvania include the Jennerstown Speedway in Jennerstown, the Lake Erie Speedway in North East, the Mahoning Valley Speedway in Lehighton, the Motordome Speedway in Smithton, the Mountain Speedway in St. Johns, the Nazareth Speedway in Nazareth; and the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, which is home both the Pennsylvania 500 and the Pocono 500.
Race courses for horses in Pennsylvania consist of Ladbroke at the Meadows, in Pittsburgh, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, in Wilkes-Barre and Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack in Chester which offer harness racing, and Penn National Race Course in Grantville and Philadelphia Park, in Bensalem which offer thoroughbred racing. Smarty Jones, the 2004 Kentucky Derby winner, had Philadelphia Park as his home course.
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