Editing Chester, Pennsylvania (section)

===Colleges and universities===
[[File:OldMainWidener.JPG|thumb|[[Old Main and Chemistry Building]] on [[Widener University]]'s campus]]
[[Widener University]] is a private university in Chester. Its main campus sits on {{convert|108|acre|km2|abbr=on}}. The university has three other campuses: two in Pennsylvania ([[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] and [[Exton, Pennsylvania|Exton]]) and one in [[Wilmington, Delaware]].

Founded as The Bullock School for Boys in 1821, the school was established in Wilmington, Delaware. It became The Alsop School for Boys from 1846 to 1853, and then Hyatt's Select School for Boys from 1853 to 1859. Military instruction was introduced in 1858, and in 1859, the school changed its name to Delaware Military Academy. It moved to Chester in 1862 and became Pennsylvania Military Academy. It was known as Pennsylvania Military College after 1892 and adopted the Widener name in 1972.

About 3,300 undergraduates and 3,300 graduate students attend Widener in eight degree-granting schools. The university offers associates, bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in areas ranging from traditional [[liberal arts]] to professional programs. [[The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching|The Carnegie Foundation]] classifies Widener as a ''Doctoral/Research University'' and a ''Community Engagement Institution''.

[[File:Sleeper's College.jpg|thumb|Sleeper's College provided office and commercial training]]
[[Sleeper's College]] was a vocational school founded in 1910 for "office and commercial training".<ref>{{cite web|title=Sleeper's College|url=http://www.oldchesterpa.com/schools_sleepers_college.htm|website=www.oldchesterpa.com|access-date=28 January 2018}}</ref>