During its first two decades, the college operated as an academy, offering a limited curriculum centering on four-year teaching degrees and high school type classes.

[citation needed] In 1921, the Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction accredited the college, and authorized its first baccalaureate degrees in arts and sciences.

[citation needed] Over 50 years, the college's adult program evolved into what is known today as the School of Graduate and Professional Studies (SGPS).

[citation needed] The Office of Student Activities (OSA) serves as a co-curricular educator and facilitator in creating a social environment, such as through its T.G.I.S.

Elizabethtown offers student-run media that include a newspaper—The Etownian;[8] a literary magazine—Fine Print;[9] a television station—ECTV-40; a radio station—WWEC 88.3 FM; and a yearbook—the Conestogan.