Collegeville, Pennsylvania
Education
Education
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### Primary and secondary education

#### Public

The borough of Collegeville is served by the [Perkiomen Valley School District](/wiki/Perkiomen_Valley_School_District "Perkiomen Valley School District")."[About](http://www.pvsd.org/about)." [Perkiomen Valley School District](/wiki/Perkiomen_Valley_School_District "Perkiomen Valley School District"). Retrieved on October 9, 2018\. Some nearby areas outside of the borough limits are served by [Methacton School District](/wiki/Methacton_School_District "Methacton School District") and [Spring\-Ford Area School District](/wiki/Spring-Ford_Area_School_District "Spring-Ford Area School District").

#### Private

There is also one private parochial school, Holy Cross Regional Catholic School, which serves grades K\-8\. Holy Cross was formed in 2012 by the merger of St. Eleanor in Collegeville and Sacred Heart in [Royersford](/wiki/Royersford%2C_Pennsylvania "Royersford, Pennsylvania"). [Pope John Paul II High School](/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II_High_School_%28Pennsylvania%29 "Pope John Paul II High School (Pennsylvania)") in Royersford is the area Catholic high school."[Education](https://www.collegeville-pa.gov/content/education) ." Borough of Collegeville. Retrieved on October 9, 2018\.

### Post\-secondary education

The borough is also home to [Ursinus College](/wiki/Ursinus_College "Ursinus College"), established in 1869\. [Montgomery County Community College](/wiki/Montgomery_County_Community_College "Montgomery County Community College"), with campuses in [Blue Bell](/wiki/Blue_Bell%2C_Pennsylvania "Blue Bell, Pennsylvania") and [Pottstown](/wiki/Pottstown%2C_Pennsylvania "Pottstown, Pennsylvania"), provides community college services to Collegeville residents.

### Library system and community education

The Montgomery County Library \& Information Network Consortium (MCLINC) operates area bookmobiles, and physical libraries serving the Collegeville area including the Perkiomen Valley Library at [Schwenksville](/wiki/Schwenksville%2C_Pennsylvania "Schwenksville, Pennsylvania"), the Lower Providence Community Library in [Eagleville](/wiki/Eagleville%2C_Montgomery_County%2C_Pennsylvania "Eagleville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania"), the [Royersford](/wiki/Royersford%2C_Pennsylvania "Royersford, Pennsylvania") Free Public Library, the [Norristown](/wiki/Norristown%2C_Pennsylvania "Norristown, Pennsylvania") public library, and the [Phoenixville](/wiki/Phoenixville%2C_Pennsylvania "Phoenixville, Pennsylvania") Public Library of the [Chester County Library System](/wiki/Chester_County_Library_System "Chester County Library System")."[Libraries](https://www.collegeville-pa.gov/content/libraries)." Borough of Collegeville. Retrieved on October 9, 2018\.

### Defunct institutions

Several other now\-defunct primary, secondary, and post\-secondary educational institutions were also located in Collegeville, all of which predate the founding of Ursinus College and the incorporation of Collegeville as a borough. 

Todd’s School was founded in 1832 as the area’s primary and secondary school. It was known Freeland Public School from 1844 to 1874\. The Freeland Seminary of Perkiomen Bridge, a post\-secondary institution, was established in 1848\. It and its land were purchased and turned into Ursinus College in 1869\. Ursinus College also later came into possession of the building that was once Freeland Public School; that building is now known as Isenberg Hall, a residence hall located in the southwest corner of Ursinus's main campus.

Pennsylvania Female College, a post\-secondary educational institution, was established in 1851 and closed in 1880\.


What are some post-secondary educational institutions located in Collegeville?