St. Joseph’s to merge with Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

St. Joseph’s University has completed another major merger.

what’s happening: Northwestern Philly Jesuit University has agreed to merge with the Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences.

• The merger will bring more than 20 new health programs to St. Joe’s, including a nursing program.

Why is it important? St. Joe’s expansion brings additional opportunities to grow the region’s popular senior ED and medical industries.

Flash Founded in 1851, St. Joe’s completed its merger with Philly University of the Sciences last year. The move brought health care-related programs to St. Joe for the first time.

Details: St. Joe’s will admit nearly 2,000 students starting in 2024. The university declined to share the cost of the merger.

What they say: Penn Medicine places clinical placements in the region for prospective St. Joe’s nursing students. St. Joe and the College of Pennsylvania in a statement.

• Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, part of Penn Medicine, has strong ties to the Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences founded more than a century ago.

What’s next? The merger is expected to take a year.