The Pennsylvania State University is a geographically dispersed university with campuses located throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. While the administrative hub of the university is located at its flagship campus, University Park, the 19 additional commonwealth campuses together enroll 37 percent of Penn State's undergraduate student population.[1]
Organization
Under the present administrative structure, enacted by the Penn State Board of Trustees in 2005, the 19 undergraduate campuses (not including University Park and Penn State's special-mission campus, the Pennsylvania College of Technology) are overseen by the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses. Each campus is led by a chancellor who reports to the Vice President. (This position replaced the existing titles of campus dean and campus executive officer) [2]
All 19 campuses are considered part of Penn State's Commonwealth campus system, and all offer Penn State baccalaureate degrees. Five campuses are considered “college” campuses. Those five are Penn State Abington, Penn State Altoona, Penn State Berks, Penn State Behrend, and Penn State Harrisburg. The other fourteen campuses are referred to collectively as the "University College". These campuses, while having their own chancellor, also report to the Dean of the University College, a position concurrently held by the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses.
List of Commonwealth campuses
The first two years of education for any Penn State major are available at all campuses; however, some majors can be completed only at specific campuses.
- Notes
- ↑ Formerly known as Penn State Ogontz
- ↑ Formerly known as Penn State Behrend and colloquially referred to simply as "Behrend"
- ↑ Formerly known as Penn State Delaware County
- ↑ Formerly known as Penn State McKeesport
- ↑ Formerly known as Penn State Worthington Scranton.
- ↑ Formerly known as Penn State Shenango Valley.
- ↑ Penn State's flagship, main campus; often referred to synonymously as "Penn State University".
See also
References
- ↑ University Budget Office. "Percent of Enrollment by Location Fall 2016". Penn State Fact Book. Penn State University. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ↑ Office of University Relations (2005-05-13). "Plan for administrative reorganization approved by Penn State Board of Trustees". Penn State University. Archived from the original on 2006-04-25. Retrieved 2007-02-10.
- ↑ Student Enrollment | Data Digest
- Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost. "University College: Campus Descriptions". Faculty Handbook. Penn State University. Archived from the original on 2006-09-10. Retrieved 2007-02-10.
- Bezilla, Michael (1985). "Beyond University Park". Penn State: An Illustrated History. Archived from the original on 2007-01-25. Retrieved 2007-02-10.
- Campuses of Penn State Archived 2012-07-31 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 23 November 2005