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Why Keystone?

We provide a great education and a great value.

We believe that a Keystone College education is worth the investment. Keystone College transforms lives and prepares students to make a difference in the world. We believe in the potential of our students and put our graduates on the path to success.

Choose from over 50 career-focused majors with:

  • Flexible learning: online or on campus
  • A welcoming and intimate campus experience
  • Personal attention in classes
  • Real mentorship from your professors
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BELIEVE.

Keystone College believes in potential—YOURS!

We know your skills and abilities aren’t measured by one test—so Keystone College has test-optional admissions.

We will look at your high school grades, college grades, recommendations, projects, or portfolios to get to know YOU when you apply

%

of students receive financial aid.

scholarships awarded yearly

BELONG.

We want you to belong HERE—a small, private, rural campus with personal attention, where opportunities extend beyond the classroom.

Do you know that participating in music can improve your academic performance? We do! That’s why Keystone’s performance music groups—chorales, band, jazz ensemble, lessons— are offered at no cost!

Our clubs and organizations, varsity sports, miles of hiking trails and an all-weather field and track complex are all here just for you!

student to faculty ratio

Division III teams

clubs and organizations

New students and transfers receive:

  • Free laundry for resident students
  • Free Xfinity on campus for resident students
  • Free access to a 276-acre campus with walking trails

BECOME.

We encourage you to become your best self.

Our Stairs to Success program is your roadmap through four years that combines in classroom and out of classroom experiences that lead to success. Our successful graduates include a Hollywood actor, a car designer, a newspaper columnist, park rangers, CPAs, chiefs of police, legislators, working artists, teachers, web programmers, biologists, and more.

Keystone students apply knowledge in practical, enhanced academic experiences, such as internships, study abroad, research, and fieldwork — for the industry exposure employers look for.

%

of the Class of 2020 entered graduate school or found employment within 6 months.

Keystone alumni are out in the world, ready to network, mentor, and counsel their fellow Giants.

How do we do it?

The Keystone Promise

Our pledge that within six months of graduating you will have received at least one job offer or been accepted into a transfer or graduate program.

The Stairs to Success

Our four-year developmental plan for success is customized to develop your unique talents and help you succeed in your academic and career goals.

Affordable Tuition.
Giant Education.

Keystone offers a quality education at an affordable cost providing you with a greater return on your investment.

Hear from Keystone College graduates on how Keystone prepared them for success:

Nationally Recognized

Keystone has earned a national reputation for its academic excellence and exceptional value including U.S. News and World Report's Best Colleges and Money Magazine's Best Colleges ranked by value.

What's next?

Become part of the Keystone family.