Adult Degree Program

Your Timing is Perfect

We serve adult learners with our flexible programs with day, evening and online course options to start or complete your college degree. If you are beyond four years of high school graduation or GED completion, the Adult Degree Program is ready and waiting to help you succeed.

Claim Your Future

There’s No Reason to Wait

Coming Back is Easier Than You Think

Your Education is Our Priority

An Experience for You

Life may not always move in a straight line. We know that stepping into the classroom is a big decision. Whether you want to finish or start a college degree program, with more than 30 years of experience creating an adult-friendly educational environment that helps non-traditional students excel in the classroom. We are a military-friendly school honoring the Yellow Ribbon program for military veterans.

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Academics

Whether you are interested in earning your bachelor or associate degree or are interested in a certificate program, we have a program that fits your schedule and a major for your career ambitions.

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Student Resources

We know you are already juggling a lot in your life—work, family and now school. That is why we have resources to help you be successful. From our career development program and academic support services to personal librarian program and a commuter lounge in the newly renovated library, we have resources that support adults in the classroom and on campus.

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Wilson at a Glance

Learn the numbers that make our Adult Degree Program great.
  • 30+
    years we’ve been serving adult learners
    We have been enrolling students like you for more than 30 years, since 1982. With flexible options that include day, evening and online classes with admissions professionals who truly understand your challenges, we will make sure you get to the next level.
  • 39%
    Adult-Friendly Environment
    When you return to classroom, you won’t feel out of place. Adult students represent more than a third of Wilson’s total undergraduate student population.
  • 5
    majors you can complete exclusively through night classes
    Choose from several programs that won’t cut into your work day at all: accounting, business management, early childhood education, English and communications.

Education

Prepare for a rewarding career in education with our collaborative learning models, partnerships with local communities, and innovative educational practices. Undergraduate, graduate and certification programs also offer a focus on special education.
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Business

Gain the critical interpersonal, analytical and economic skills you’ll need to flourish in both the public and private sectors with our undergraduate and graduate business degree programs.
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Nursing

Receive your BSN or MSN, or combine either with your existing RN. With a focus on active learning, the latest innovations in nursing education and partnerships with healthcare providers, our programs give you the experience you need to become the most effective and caring nurse possible.
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Back to the Books

A quiet voice in the back of her mind kept nagging at Marybeth Richards: Wasn’t it time for her to go back to school and get that college degree? After one long discussion about finances with her husband—which ended with them asking each other, “Where do we go from here?”—she sat in her living room holding her baby daughter and watching her two older children play. “And that quiet voice suddenly got really loud.”
The program is incredibly flexible so that it can take into account family life, kids, jobs.
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News & Events

Catch up with Wilson’s latest news, upcoming events, and faculty and student accomplishments.
Sep
1
2019

Annual Mt. Gretna Church Service

Mt. Gretna Playhouse

The Rev. Derek Wadlington will again provide the message for this commemorative service, with special music selections provided by the Eaken Trio. Nancy Adams Besch ’48 plans to host a luncheon following the service at her summer home, which is within walking...

10:00 AM
Sep
9
2019

Sesquicentennial Common Hour Series: Boldly Wilson with Robert P. Jones

This year’s Common Hour, Living Boldly, is inspired by Wilson's sesquicentennial celebration marking 150 years of bold Wilson students. The fall series, which kicks off on September 2, will feature 11 talks and one dance performance. In the spirit of fostering critical thinking about pressing...

7:00 PM

Wilson College Summer Projects Moving Along

When the academic year came to a close in May, Wilson College began work on a number of construction projects, including replacement of a bridge leading to the western side of campus, as well as the creation of additional parking, residence hall improvements and updates to tennis courts.

Wilson College Appoints Interim President

Wilson College today announced the appointment of A. Richard Kneedler as interim president. Kneedler was president of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa., from 1988 to 2002 and served as interim president of Rockford (Ill.) College (now Rockford University) in 2006-07. He has also worked as an educational consultant.

Wilson College Mural Project Gets Underway

As part of its ongoing Sesquicentennial celebration, Wilson College has commissioned Chambersburg artist Peter Mazzone to paint a mural on both sides of a concrete wall outside of Sarah's Coffeehouse at the rear of Lenfest Commons. Mazzone is seeking volunteers to help with the project, which is expected to get underway in earnest the week of June 24.