Sort City with Alphabetical Order in Java

SortThreeCity.java

import java.util.Scanner;

public class SortThreeCity {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.print("Enter the first city: ");
        String cityOne = sc.nextLine();
        System.out.print("Enter the second city: ");
        String cityTwo = sc.nextLine();
        System.out.print("Enter the third city: ");
        String cityThree = sc.nextLine();

        String cityFirst = getFirst(cityOne, cityTwo, cityThree);
        String cityMiddle = getMiddle(cityOne, cityTwo, cityThree);
        String cityLast = getLast(cityOne, cityTwo, cityThree);

        System.out.print("The three cities with Alphabetical Order are: ");
        System.out.println(cityFirst + ", " + cityMiddle + ", " + cityLast);

    }

    private static String getFirst(String a, String b, String c) {
        String first = "";
        if (a.compareToIgnoreCase(b) < 0 & a.compareToIgnoreCase(c) < 0) {
            first = a;
        } else if (b.compareToIgnoreCase(a) < 0 & b.compareToIgnoreCase(c) < 0) {
            first = b;
        } else {
            first = c;
        }
        return first;
    }

    private static String getMiddle(String a, String b, String c) {
        String middle = "";
        if (a.compareToIgnoreCase(b) * a.compareToIgnoreCase(c) <= 0) {
            middle = a;
        } else if (b.compareToIgnoreCase(a) * b.compareToIgnoreCase(c) <= 0) {
            middle = b;
        } else {
            middle = c;
        }
        return middle;
    }

    private static String getLast(String a, String b, String c) {
        String last = "";
        if (a.compareToIgnoreCase(b) > 0 & a.compareToIgnoreCase(c) > 0) {
            last = a;
        } else if (b.compareToIgnoreCase(a) > 0 & b.compareToIgnoreCase(c) > 0) {
            last = b;
        } else {
            last = c;
        }
        return last;
    }

}