The Pennsylvania State University Mont Alto Campus of the Commonwealth College: Narrative Description

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THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY MONT ALTO CAMPUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH COLLEGE N-14

Campus Dr.
Mont Alto, PA 17237-9703
Tel: (717)749-6000
Free: 800-392-6173
Admissions: (814)865-5471
Web Site: http://www.ma.psu.edu/

Description:

State-related, primarily 2-year, coed. Part of Pennsylvania State University. Awards terminal associate and bachelor's degrees (also offers up to 2 years of most bachelor's degree programs offered at University Park campus). Founded 1929. Setting: 64-acre small town campus. Total enrollment: 1,028. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 649 applied, 86% were admitted. 6% from top 10% of their high school class, 21% from top quarter, 66% from top half. Full-time: 707 students, 52% women, 48% men. Part-time: 311 students, 72% women, 28% men. 14% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 7% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.1% international, 26% 25 or older, 33% live on campus, 6% transferred in. Retention: 78% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: health professions and related sciences; home economics/vocational home economics; business/marketing. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50. State resident tuition: $9180 full-time, $371 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $14,040 full-time, $585 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $444 full-time, $75 per term part-time. College room and board: $6230. College room only: $3250.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run radio station. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, controlled dormitory access. 438 college housing spaces available; 373 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Option: coed housing available. 38,962 books, 19,744 microform titles, 273 serials, and 1,418 audiovisual materials. 182 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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