Education in Cambria County developed through a variety of institutions, ranging from early one-room schools to modern high schools and colleges.

High schools & school districts

• Bishop Carroll Catholic High School — Active. School calendar and 2025–26 planning indicate normal operations.
• Bishop McCort Catholic Academy — Active. Ongoing 2025 athletics eligibility coverage confirms current operations.
• Blacklick Valley School District — Active. District site and 2025 calendar live.
• Cambria Heights School District — Active. 2025 Calendar Update and Current District News
• Central Cambria School District — Active. District site and Aug. 2025 start-date adjustment for mold mitigation.
• Conemaugh Valley School District — Active. District site, board minutes, and 2025 district profile.
• Conemaugh Township School District (Somerset County) — Active. (Not in Cambria County; included for completeness.) The district operates separately in Somerset County. (No Cambria-county status change to note.)
• Ferndale Area School District — Active. 2025–26 academic calendar published.
• Forest Hills School District — Active. The 2025 board updates and superintendent objectives have been posted. (Note: some search results reference another “Forest Hills SD”; sources below are the Cambria County district’s site.)
• Glendale School District — Active. District site, calendar, and superintendent transition in 2025.
• Greater Johnstown School District — Active. 2025–26 calendars and board documents posted.
• Greater Johnstown Vo-Tech High School → Greater Johnstown Career & Technology Center (GJCTC) — Active. Current programming and admissions pages live.
• Johnstown Christian High School — Active. 2025–26 calendar and current school pages live.
• Northern Cambria School District — Active. District site and 2025–26 profile.
• **Penn Cambria School District — Consolidating (Active district; building closure). The Board approved the closure of Penn Cambria Primary (Lilly) after the 2024–25 school year; however, the district continues to operate.
• Portage Area School District — Active. District site, 2025 news, and 2025–28 comprehensive plan in effect.
• Richland School District — Active. District site and 2025 budget communications posted.
• Westmont Hilltop School District — Active. District site and 2025–26 budget coverage.
• Windber Area School District (Somerset County) — Active. 2025–26 calendar/news published.

Colleges & professional schools

• Cambria Rowe Business College — Closed. Announced closure Aug. 24, 2016.
• Conemaugh Valley School of Nursing — Active. 2025–26 academic calendar and recent outcomes posted.
• Mount Aloysius College — Active. 2025 enrollment growth report.
• Saint Francis University — Active. University remains open; athletics reclassifying from NCAA Division I to Division III beginning 2026–27.
• University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown — Active. 2025–26 academic calendar and athletics schedules live.