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Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Funds

Postsecondary Institutions and Adult Basic Education Providers

On August 3, 2020, Governor Tom Wolf announced he is dedicating approximately $28 million to postsecondary institutions and adult basic ed​ucation providers in Pennsylvania to assist them in implementing public health and safety plans and help them to resume operations in the fall. The funding will be used to help keep students, faculty, and staff safe and assist institutions in meeting the unique challenges of providing instruction during COVID-19. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act authorizes governors to determine the educational use of Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Funds, which can be used towards the safe reopening of schools in light of COVID-19.

A list of schools and their disbursement amounts appears in the table below. Recipients will receive information from PDE on application instructions through eGrants.

NOTE: disbursement amounts were determined by using the U.S. Department of Education, NCES, IPEDS Fall 2018 12-month Enrollment Survey. The calculations included the share of total full-year headcount by sector and the share of Pell Grant recipients by institution.​

GEER Fund Recipients - Postsecondary Institutions

*declined funding
**recipient of re-allocated funding

Postsecondary Institution Amount County
Albright College$120,172Berks
Allegheny College$90,547Crawford
All-State Career School-Lester$23,184Delaware
All-State Career School-Pittsburgh$16,539Allegheny
Alvernia University$107,627Berks
Arcadia University$100,825Montgomery
Aspira City College (The Workforce Institute's City College)$8,197Philadelphia
Automotive Training Center-Exton$17,958Chester
Automotive Training Center-Warminster$15,708Bucks
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia$14,116Philadelphia
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania$299,308Columbia
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church$55,029Montgomery
Bryn Mawr College$60,923Montgomery
Bucknell University$74,299Union
Bucks County Community College$366,908Bucks
Butler County Community College$318,030Butler
Cabrini University$96,215Delaware
Cairn University-Langhorne$70,370Bucks
California University of Pennsylvania$268,455Washington
Carlow University$92,815Allegheny
Carnegie Mellon University$112,614Allegheny
CDE Career Institute$9,513Monroe
Cedar Crest College$91,908Lehigh
Central Penn College$93,344Cumberland
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology$13,320Centre
Chambersburg Beauty School$10,620Franklin
Chatham University$74,148Allegheny
Chestnut Hill College$93,268Philadelphia
Cheyney University$750,000Delaware
Clarion University of Pennsylvania$232,654Clarion
Clarks Summit University$67,422Lackawanna
Commonwealth Technical Institute$17,603Cambria
Community College of Allegheny County$615,330Allegheny
Community College of Beaver County$297,171Beaver
Community College of Philadelphia$963,525Philadelphia
Cortiva Institute-King of Prussia$14,670Montgomery
Curtis Institute of Music$45,884Philadelphia
DCI Career Institute$9,167Beaver
Delaware County Community College$493,101Delaware
Delaware Valley University$91,228Bucks
DeSales University$90,547Lehigh
Dickinson College$66,742Cumberland
Douglas Education Center$12,039Westmoreland
Drexel University$316,507Philadelphia
Duquesne University$133,321Allegheny
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania$270,085Monroe
Eastern University$108,458Delaware
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania$239,640Erie
Elizabethtown College $79,438Lancaster
Erie Institute of Technology Inc$11,797Erie
European Medical School of Massage$7,817Berks
Falcon Institute of Health and Sciences$7,644Northampton
Fortis Institute-Forty Fort$11,832Luzerne
Fortis Institute-Scranton$15,743Lackawanna
Franklin and Marshall College$78,607Lancaster
Gannon University$106,418Erie
**Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
​$9,076​Lackawanna
Geneva College$85,257Beaver
Gettysburg College$72,410Adams
Gratz College$44,902Montgomery
Great Lakes Institute of Technology$20,900Erie
Gwynedd Mercy University$99,012Montgomery
Harcum College$113,219Montgomery
Harris School of Business-Upper Darby Campus$37,583Delaware
Harrisburg Area Community College$739,159Dauphin
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology$67,045Dauphin
Haverford College$60,848Delaware
Holy Family University$102,034Philadelphia
Hussian College School of Art$48,303Philadelphia
Immaculata University$75,282Chester
Indiana University of Pennsylvania$357,986Indiana
Institute of Medical Careers$16,400Allegheny
Jna Institute of Culinary Arts$8,820Philadelphia
Johnson College$63,795Lackawanna
Jolie Hair and Beauty Academy-Hazleton$9,686Luzerne
Jolie Hair and Beauty Academy-Wilkes-Barre$11,624Luzerne
Juniata College$74,526Huntingdon
Keystone College$94,553Wyoming
King's College$86,769Luzerne
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania$285,337Berks
La Roche University$81,328Allegheny
La Salle University$165,968Philadelphia
Lackawanna College$118,509Lackawanna
Lafayette College$64,929Northampton
**Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
​$74,376​Erie
Lancaster Bible College$92,663Lancaster
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center$17,058Lancaster
Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork$9,755Lancaster
Lansdale School of Business$11,451Montgomery
Laurel Business Institute$13,735Fayette
Laurel Technical Institute-Meadville$10,136Crawford
Laurel Technical Institute-Sharon$11,970Mercer
Lebanon Valley College$79,741Lebanon
Lehigh Carbon Community College$408,624Lehigh
Lehigh University$103,168Northampton
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown$25,676Lehigh
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia$18,927Philadelphia
Lincoln University$2,250,000Chester
Lock Haven University$214,433Clinton
Luzerne County Community College$388,392Luzerne
Lycoming College$82,461Lycoming
Manor College$75,509Montgomery
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania$180,845Tioga
Marywood University$90,623Lackawanna
Mercyhurst University $133,472Erie
Messiah College$87,298Cumberland
Metro Beauty Academy$10,482Lehigh
Millersville University of Pennsylvania$257,220Lancaster
Misericordia University$85,938Luzerne
Montgomery County Community College$443,597Montgomery
Moore College of Art and Design$57,900Philadelphia
Moravian College$89,641Northampton
Mount Aloysius College$79,514Cambria
Muhlenberg College$71,201Lehigh
Neumann University$107,022Delaware
New Castle School of Trades$33,568Lawrence
Northampton County Area Community College$526,683Northampton
Orleans Technical College$17,958Philadelphia
Peirce College$109,743Philadelphia
Penn College of Technology$806,921Lycoming
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School$13,009Washington
Penn State University$1,905,384Centre
Pennco Tech-Bristol$19,308Bucks
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts$49,739Philadelphia
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design$52,686Lancaster
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences$77,398Lancaster
Pennsylvania Gunsmith School$8,994Allegheny
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College$276,522Cambria
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology$74,753Delaware
**Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
​$53,530​Philadelphia
Philadelphia Technician Training$26,507Philadelphia
PITC Institute$19,585Montgomery
Pittsburgh Career Institute$13,805Allegheny
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics$15,016Allegheny
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc$10,274Allegheny
Pittsburgh Technical College$126,746Allegheny
Platt College-Berks Technical Institute$37,514Berks
Platt College-McCann-Allentown$31,630Lehigh
Platt College-McCann-Lewisburg$18,270Union
Point Park University$143,221Allegheny
Precision Manufacturing Institute$8,336Crawford
Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia$16,954Philadelphia
Reading Area Community College$394,510Berks
**​Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
​$686​Montgomery
Robert Morris University$138,460Allegheny
Rosedale Technical College$15,916Allegheny
Rosemont College$68,858Montgomery
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook$46,036Montgomery
Saint Francis University$75,282Cambria
Saint Joseph's University$93,192Philadelphia
Saint Vincent College$80,119Westmoreland
**Salus University
​$21,583​Philadelphia
Seton Hill University$81,630Westmoreland
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania$237,893Cumberland
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania$279,981Butler
South Hills School of Business & Technology$17,058Centre
Studio Incamminati$7,782Philadelphia
Susquehanna University$91,076Snyder
Swarthmore College$67,574Delaware
Temple University$1,368,001Philadelphia
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology$41,373Lancaster
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College$54,349Philadelphia
The University of the Arts$85,257Philadelphia
Thiel College$68,858Mercer
Thomas Jefferson University$128,787Philadelphia
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem$10,136Lehigh
Triangle Tech Inc-Chambersburg$7,644Franklin
Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois$10,240Jefferson
Triangle Tech Inc-Greensburg$9,928Westmoreland
Triangle Tech Inc-Pittsburgh$11,313Allegheny
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury$9,374Northumberland
United Career Institute (West Virginia Junior College)-Irwin$7,644Westmoreland
United Career Institute (West Virginia Junior College)-Mount Braddock$9,790Fayette
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc$33,499Chester
*University of Pennsylvania$160,678Philadelphia
University of Pittsburgh$1,066,061Allegheny
University of Scranton$99,012Lackawanna
University of the Sciences$71,881Philadelphia
University of Valley Forge$71,277Chester
Ursinus College$68,329Montgomery
Valley Forge Military College$56,842Delaware
Vet Tech Institute$13,666Allegheny
Villanova University$104,982Delaware
Washington & Jefferson College$76,113Washington
Waynesburg University$81,706Greene
Welder Training and Testing Institute$9,340Lehigh
West Chester University of Pennsylvania$353,678Chester
Westminster College$75,509Lawrence
Westmoreland County Community College$360,511Westmoreland
Widener University$106,795Delaware
Wilkes University$106,266Luzerne
Wilson College$66,818Franklin
**Won Institute of Graduate Studies
​$1,424​Montgomery
York College of Pennsylvania$128,485York
YTI Career Institute-Altoona$12,939Blair
YTI Career Institute-York$32,045 York

GEER Fund Recipients - Adult Basic Education Providers

Adult Basic Education ProvidersAmount
Allegheny IU 3$7,072
Altoona Area SD$8,857
ARIN IU 28$7,841
Blueprints$4,378
Bradford Co Action Inc$5,310
Butler County Community Coll$12,132
Center for Literacy Inc$23,405
Central IU 10$8,413
Central Susquehanna IU 16$11,520
Chester Co OIC$11,479
Community Learning Center$13,706
Delaware Co Literacy Co$21,096
District 1199C Trng & Upgrd Fd$25,276
Goodwill of the Southern Alleghenies Inc$5,775
Huntingdon County Child & Adult Development Corporation$4,092
Indochinese American Council$4,378
Intermediate Unit 1$18,203
Jefferson-Clarion Head Start, Inc.$8,277
Keystone Opportunity Center$9,862
Lancaster-Lebanon IU 13$35,358
Lehigh Carbon Community Coll$15,997
Lincoln IU 12$18,845
Literacy Pittsburgh$36,484
Luzerne County Community Coll$19,886
Marywood University$7,051
New World Association$3,585
Northampton Community College/ Main$16,706
Northwest Tri-County IU 5$18,308
Penn State Main Campus$12,599
Project of Easton Inc$3,904
Reading Area Community College$13,915
Seneca Highlands IU 9$9,101
Somerset County Technology Center$7,475
Temple University/ Main$12,094
Titusville Regional Literacy Council$3,734
Tri County OIC$19,121
United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania$5,537
VITA Education Services$15,476
York City SD$7,231
YWCA Tri-County Area$6,521