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{{Short description|Private college in Enola, Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox university
|name                   = Central Penn College
|image                  = Central Penn College logo.png
|image_size             = 250px
|motto                  = 
|established            = 1881
|type                   = [[Private college|Private]] [[For-profit higher education in the United States|for-profit college]]
|president              = Linda Fedrizzi-Williams
|city                   = [[Enola, Pennsylvania|Enola]]
|state                  = [[Pennsylvania]]
|country                = United States
|students               = 1,400
|undergrad              = 
|postgrad               = 
|faculty                = 
|endowment              = 
|campus                 = Suburban
|colors                 = Maroon & orange
|athletics_affiliations = USCAA Division II
|mascot                 = Knights
|website                = {{URL|www.centralpenn.edu}}
|logo                   = 
}}

'''Central Penn College''' ('''Central Penn''' or '''CPC''') is a [[Private college|private]] [[For-profit higher education in the United States|for-profit college]] in [[Enola, Pennsylvania]]. Established in 1881, CPC offers [[associate degree]]s, [[bachelor's degree]]s, and a master's degree in Professional Studies.<ref name="centralpenn.edu">{{Cite web |title=Central Penn College – History of Central Penn |url=http://www.centralpenn.edu/about-central-penn/history-of-central-penn/ |access-date=2015-08-10 |website=www.centralpenn.edu |archive-date=August 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808223842/http://www.centralpenn.edu/about-central-penn/history-of-central-penn |url-status=live }}</ref> The college is [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accredited]] by the [[Middle States Commission on Higher Education]]. Central Penn College was originally known as '''Central Pennsylvania Business School'''. The school changed its name in 1999 to '''Central Pennsylvania College''' and then to Central Penn College in 2010.

==History==
[[File:Market Street Location.jpeg|thumb|Market Street Location]]
Central Penn College was founded in 1881 under the name "Pennsylvania Business College". Its original location was on Market Street in Harrisburg.<ref name="centralpenn.edu" /> In 1970 the new president Bart Milano moved the Central Pennsylvania Business School, as it was known at that time, across the river to Enola where it continues to operate today.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Central Penn College president resigns leadership post after 23 years at helm|date = 16 November 2012|url = http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/11/central_penn_college_president.html|access-date = 2015-08-10|archive-date = December 4, 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181204101936/https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/11/central_penn_college_president.html|url-status = live}}</ref>

==Campus==
In 2002 the Advanced Technology Education Center opened. The new building doubled the number of academic classrooms on the Enola, PA campus.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Will work for spacev {{!}} CPBJ|date = 17 May 2002|url = http://www.cpbj.com/article/20020517/CPBJ01/305179998/will-work-for-spacev|access-date = 2015-08-10|archive-date = March 5, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305014213/http://www.cpbj.com/article/20020517/CPBJ01/305179998/will-work-for-spacev|url-status = live}}</ref> That same year 1869-vintage Henszey's Bridge, a {{convert|93|ft|adj=on}} wrought-iron bowstring arch/truss type, was refurbished and relocated to Central Penn from its previous home in [[Wanamakers, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Want to buy a bridge? Craighead in South Middleton Township is up for grabs|date = 6 August 2014|url = http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/08/want_to_buy_a_bridge_craighead.html|access-date = 2015-08-10|archive-date = March 4, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131104/http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/08/want_to_buy_a_bridge_craighead.html|url-status = live}}</ref> Responding to feedback from students for more recreational facilities, the college in 2014 opened The Underground, which contains a [[student center|student union]] space, dance studio, fitness center, writing center and the Capital Blue Cross Theatre. Fall 2015 saw the opening of the Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Health Sciences Building.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Central Penn College announces construction projects {{!}} CPBJ|newspaper = Central Penn Business Journal|date = 22 January 2014|url = http://www.cpbj.com/article/20140122/CPBJ01/140129931/central-penn-college-announces-construction-projects|access-date = 2015-08-10|author1 = Admin|archive-date = March 5, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305014202/http://www.cpbj.com/article/20140122/CPBJ01/140129931/central-penn-college-announces-construction-projects|url-status = live}}</ref>

==Locations==

=== Central Penn College Enola, PA (Harrisburg) campus===
The campus comprises four academic buildings, the Charles "T" Jones Leadership Library, thirty-four student townhouses, six apartment buildings, a new Health Sciences Building, the Underground Student Union, and the Boyer House. The main campus is home to yearly events including the college's annual Fall Harvest (homecoming) event, as well as Festival of Nations and SummerFest.

===Central Penn College Lancaster location (closed in 2023)===
In 2004, Central Penn College opened its first additional location: the Lancaster Center.

The location operated until 2023 at which time it ceased operations.

===Central Penn College Lehigh Valley location (closed in 2015)===
In May 2009, Central Penn College opened a location in the [[Lehigh Valley]] at the Lehigh Valley Corporate Center in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]], [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|PA]]. The location operated until the winter of 2015 at which time it ceased operations.<ref name="centralpenn.edu" />

==Athletics==
[[File:Central Penn College Knights.JPG|thumb|Central Penn College Knights Basketball]]
The Central Penn College Knights are in the [[United States Collegiate Athletic Association]] (USCAA) Division 2. Athletics are streamed by Knightly News Media, which began in 2018, including men's and women's basketball.

===Men's sports===
*Baseball<ref>{{cite web |title=Central Penn Knights Set School Record for Wins |url=http://centralpennknights.com/information/general_headlines/Central_Penn_Knights_Set_School_Record_for_Wins |access-date=4 December 2018 |archive-date=December 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204195145/http://centralpennknights.com/information/general_headlines/Central_Penn_Knights_Set_School_Record_for_Wins |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Basketball
*Soccer
*Cross Country
*eSports

===Women's sports===
*Basketball
*Volleyball
*Soccer
*Cross Country
*Softball (coming 2025)
*eSports

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.centralpenn.edu Official website]
*[http://centralpennknights.com Official athletics webpage]

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