Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce

K-12 Education | Colleges and Universities
Non-Credit | Libraries

Public & Private Education - (top)

The majority of the Greater West Chester community is served by the West Chester Area School District, with the exception of Birmingham Township, which is served by the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District. Students in both districts enjoy the expert educational programming offered by these award-winning, scholastically superior districts.

*West Chester Area School District is comprised of 10 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools. For information about the school district, please call 610-436-7000 or visit www.wcasd.k12.pa.us.

Registration Procedures: A birth certificate, proof of district residency, immunization records (including Hepatitis B), Social Security number and name/address of the previous school are needed by students transferring to the district. Elementary school principals and secondary school guidance departments handle transfers. To verify school attendance area, call the Transportation office at 610-436-7120.

Private Schools - (top)

The following list is not comprehensive, but includes schools found in our Chamber area.

Chesterbrook Academy
West Chester, 610-719-0240

Church Farm School
Exton, 610-363-7500

Concept School
Westtown, 610-399-1135

Goshen Friends School
West Chester, 610-696-8869

Malvern Prep
Malvern, 610-644-5454

Phelps School
Malvern, 610-644-1754

Saint Agnes
West Chester, 610-696-1260

Saints Simon & Jude
West Chester, 610-696-5249

Villa Maria Academy for Girls
Malvern, 610-644-2551

West Chester Christian School
West Chester, 610-692-3700

West Chester Friends School*
West Chester, 610-696-2937

Westtown School
Westtown, 610-399-0123

Colleges & Universities - (top)

There are numerous educational opportunities near West Chester. In addition to the list below, you can find many technical and trade schools in the Philadelphia and Wilmington areas.

Cabrini College 610-902-8100 www.cabrini.edu

Cheyney University 610-399-2000 www.cheyney.edu

*Delaware County Community College 610-359-5000 www.dccc.edu
901 S. Media Line Rd., Media, PA 19063

Drexel University 215-895-2000 www.drexel.edu

Immaculata College 610-647-4400 www.immaculata.edu

LaSalle University 215-951-1000 www.lasalle.edu

Lincoln University 610-932-8300 www.lincoln.edu

Neumann College 610-459-0905 www.neumann.edu

Penn State University, Delaware County Campus 610-892-1350 www.de.psu.edu

Penn State University, Great Valley Campus 610-648-3200 www.gv.psu.edu

University of Pennsylvania 215-898-5000 www.upenn.edu

Saint Joseph’s University 610-660-1300 www.sju.edu

Temple University 215-204-8556 www.temple.edu

Ursinus College 610-409-3000 www.ursinus.edu

Valley Forge Christian College 610-935-0450 www.vfcc.edu

Villanova University 610-519-4500 www.villanova.edu

*West Chester University 610-436-1000 www.wcupa.edu

Reynolds Hall (Admissions) Room 103, West Chester, PA 19383

Widener University 610-499-4000 www.widener.edu

Non-Credit Courses - (top)

*Adult School Night for Chester County 610-692-1964 www.adultnightschool.org

21 W. Washington St. Suite B, West Chester, PA 19380

Libraries - (top)

Chester County has 17 public libraries including:

*West Chester Public Library
415 N. Church St., West Chester
610-696-1721

Chester County Library
450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton
610-280-2600
www.ccls.org