THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY HAZLETON CAMPUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH COLLEGE H-20

Hazleton, PA 18202-1291
Tel: (570)450-3000
Free: 800-279-8495
Admissions: (814)865-5471
Web Site: http://www.hn.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 1934. Setting: 98-acre small town campus. Total enrollment: 1,114. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 16:1. 1,199 applied, 91% were admitted. 7% from top 10% of their high school class, 26% from top quarter, 62% from top half. Full-time: 1,043 students, 39% women, 61% men. Part-time: 65 students, 45% women, 55% men. 22% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 5% Hispanic, 6% black, 4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.3% international, 6% 25 or older, 43% live on campus, 3% transferred in. Retention: 80% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; computer/information sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, 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. ROTC: Army, Air Force (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: $434 full-time, $73 per term part-time. College room and board: $6230. College room only: $3250.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. College housing designed to accommodate 456 students; 466 undergraduates lived in college housing during 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Option: coed housing available. 83,266 books, 8,991 microform titles, 996 serials, and 6,771 audiovisual materials. 131 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.