THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY NEW KENSINGTON CAMPUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH COLLEGE

3550 7th St. Rd., RT 780
New Kensington, PA 15068-1798
Tel: (724)334-5466; 888-968-7297
Admissions: (814)865-5471
Fax: (724)334-6111
Web Site: http://www.nk.psu.edu/

Description:

State-related, primarily 2-year, coed. Part of Pennsylvania State University. Awards transfer associate, terminal associate, and bachelor's degrees (also offers up to 2 years of most bachelor's degree programs offered at University Park campus). Founded 1958. Setting: 71-acre small town campus with easy access to Pittsburgh. Total enrollment: 990. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 425 applied, 87% were admitted. 3% from top 10% of their high school class, 22% from top quarter, 62% from top half. Full-time: 683 students, 34% women, 66% men. Part-time: 294 students, 57% women, 43% men. 2% from out-of-state, 0.1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 2% black, 0.3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 23% 25 or older, 5% transferred in. Retention: 77% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; computer/information sciences; engineering/engineering technologies. 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, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

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.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Campus security: part-time trained security personnel. College housing not available. 28,897 books, 4,506 microform titles, 404 serials, and 4,294 audiovisual materials. 264 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.