The curriculum was designed to provide returning Civil War soldiers a business-focused education in anticipation of post-war business growth and expansion.

The Pine Street facilities have twice been awarded the General Building Contractors Association's Best Institutional Project in the under $5 million category; in 2001 for improvements made to College Hall, and in 2011 for the new library.

[4] In August 2024, Peirce announced plans to merge with Lackawanna College in Scranton due to declining enrollments.

The college offers graduate programs in Healthcare Administration and Organizational Leadership and Management.

The Information Technology degree offers concentrations in desktop applications for business, information security, network administration, network security, technology management, and programming and application development.