2 Pennsylvania colleges to merge to help both schools

by: James Wesser Posted: Jan 19, 2023 / 02:59 PM EST Updated: Jan 19, 2023 / 02:59 PM EST LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) — A new college merger is in the works in the commonwealth. The Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences in Lancaster plans to combine with St. Joesph's University in Philidelphia to strengthen the educational offerings at both institutions. The college's nursing programs will now be introduced at St. Joseph's. They will maintain a strong and close partnership with Penn Medicine. 'I think that what defines this merger so differently from what is happening in higher education is taking a college and university both equally strong organizationally and financially and bringing them together,' President of the Pennsylvania College of Health Science Mary Grace Simcox said.