THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY BEAVER CAMPUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH COLLEGE I-2

100 University Dr.
Monaca, PA 15061
Tel: (724)773-3500; 877-564-6778
Admissions: (814)865-5471
Fax: (724)773-3557
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.br.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 1964. Setting: 91-acre small town campus with easy access to Pittsburgh. Total enrollment: 666. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 506 applied, 92% were admitted. 7% from top 10% of their high school class, 27% from top quarter, 61% from top half. Full-time: 563 students, 39% women, 61% men. Part-time: 92 students, 48% women, 52% men. 4% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 4% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 11% 25 or older, 25% live on campus, 4% transferred in. Retention: 71% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: computer/information sciences; business/marketing. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, 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.

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. Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, controlled dormitory access. 308 college housing spaces available; 192 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Option: coed housing available. 39,861 books, 9,506 microform titles, 222 serials, and 6,683 audiovisual materials. 106 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.