Study In Gannon University

Gannon University is comprised of two vibrant campuses in Erie, Pa. and Ruskin, Fla. Gannon’s Erie campus is central to many businesses and organizations that provide students with hands-on learning opportunities. This urban campus in the heart of downtown is within walking distance to restaurants, shopping, entertainment and Lake Erie beaches close by, and is just within a two-hour drive of Cleveland, Buffalo and Pittsburgh. Gannon’s Ruskin campus is a dynamic and beautiful area between Tampa and Bradenton that rates highly on measures of livability and attractiveness. The campus puts you at the centre of a rapidly expanding healthcare sector with opportunities to engage in educational outreach activities.

With approximately 20,000 students within a 20-mile radius, Erie, Pennsylvania is a college town. Right next door to Gannon’s downtown campus, you’ll find internship opportunities and co-op jobs with government agencies, local businesses and hospitals. When your school day is done, you’ll have plenty of fun as well. Explore museums, galleries, theatres and restaurants right in the heart of the city, all steps away from Gannon-and seven miles of Lake Erie beaches close by.

The Florida site is an innovative response to the increasing demand for high-quality graduate education in disciplines that serve the rapidly expanding health care sector of the Florida economy. The additional site increases the opportunity for Gannon University students, prospective students and faculty to help meet the need for health professionals in a state where the population of both older persons and school-age persons is growing.

Our extensive market research spanned the country and several states with growing populations. The west coast of Florida had the optimal balance of the growing population of college-age students, a growing need for health care professionals combined with a limited number of graduate health care professional programs and an extremely welcoming community.