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Peirce College is in the business of transforming lives by making the benefits of higher education accessible to nontraditional college students of all ages and backgrounds. A private, nonprofit, four-year institution, we focus on the working adult with a strong desire to go back to college while balancing a job, family, and other responsibilities. Peirce guides and encourages these students to complete their degrees and translate their education into real-world opportunities. We are passionate about equipping our students to make a difference in their communities, their workplaces, and the world. We educate, empower, and inspire our students and each other in an environment defined by trust, integrity, and mutual respect.

Under the leadership of President James J. Mergiotti, Peirce has a strong reputation for providing quality instruction and outstanding student services, including a signature career development program. Peirce offers degrees in accounting, business administration, health information technology, healthcare administration, human resource management, information technology, and paralegal studies, with classes on campus, at corporate and community locations, and online. Peirce was one of the first accredited colleges nationwide to offer degrees online.

Founded in 1865 and located in Center City Philadelphia, our vibrant workplace, with state-of-the-art facilities, offers a unique and comfortable setting for our students and employees. Members of the Peirce community enjoy extraordinary camaraderie and a shared vision to become the first choice for career-oriented, non-traditional college students seeking high quality teaching and service Peirce is the college that really works for working adults.


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Jul 11th, 2012
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Pop quiz: Who's more nervous about starting school this year, you or your child? If it's you, "it's a very normal response to have," says Matthew Stevenson, LSW, a child and family therapist in Philadelphia. We asked him how parents can send thei...

Jul 9th, 2012
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Jun 29th, 2012
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Jun 27th, 2012
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Jun 27th, 2012
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In defense of the trimester ... Stuart J. Lipper is the dean of the graduate school of business administration at Fordham University in New York City. How did Fordham arrive at a trimester system? The MBA has always been the largest master's program ...