Education
The Greencastle-Antrim School District with a current enrollment of over 3,000 students, provides K-12 education for the Borough of Greencastle and Antrim Township. Greencastle-Antrim School District proudly puts Children First, as our children represent the future of our community. The school mission is to create and provide opportunities for all students to become lifelong learners and productive citizens.
Shalom Christian Academy (K through 12th-grade) located in Antrim Township and Growing Tree Preschool with five satellite locations focus on developing lives of consequence for the kingdom of God.
St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic School is located in the heart of historic Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, offering a quality Catholic education for children in grades K through 6th-grade.
Educational opportunities exist before and beyond K-12, starting with pre-kindergarten at the Greencastle Learning Center, an active member of Keystone STARS Early Childhood Program.
Hagerstown Community College was founded in 1946 as Maryland’s first community college. More than 100 programs of study are available for university transfer, career preparation, or personal development, as well as non-credit continuing education courses, customized training programs and Washington County’s adult education program.
Penn State’s Mont Alto campus offers five bachelors and eight associates degrees, and is a springboard for students to complete one of the system’s more than 160 majors at other Penn State locations.
At the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown students attend classes provided by six participating institutions: Copping State University; Frostburg State University; Salisbury University; Towson University; University of Maryland, College Park; and University of Maryland University College. In 2016, at Hagerstown, these universities offer 13 undergraduate and eight graduate degrees, and two graduate certificate programs.
