THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY SHENANGO CAMPUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH COLLEGE F-1

147 Shenango Ave.
Sharon, PA 16146-1537
Tel: (724)983-2814
Admissions: (814)865-5471
Fax: (724)983-2820
Web Site: http://www.shenango.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 1965. Setting: 14-acre small town campus. Total enrollment: 958. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 16:1. 297 applied, 88% were admitted. 4% from top 10% of their high school class, 20% from top quarter, 52% from top half. Full-time: 565 students, 60% women, 40% men. Part-time: 393 students, 70% women, 30% men. 11% from out-of-state, 0.1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 6% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 50% 25 or older, 4% transferred in. Retention: 74% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; home economics/vocational home economics. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Study abroad program.

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. Campus security: part-time trained security personnel. College housing not available. 25,273 books, 3,581 microform titles, 346 serials, and 2,064 audiovisual materials. 102 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.