THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LEHIGH VALLEY CAMPUS OF THE BERKS-LEHIGH VALLEY COLLEGE J-22

8380 Mohr Ln.
Fogelsville, PA 18051-9999
Tel: (610)285-5000
Admissions: (814)865-5471
Web Site: http://www.lv.psu.edu/

Description:

State-related, 4-year, coed. Part of Pennsylvania State University. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1912. Setting: 42-acre small town campus. Total enrollment: 680. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 662 applied, 80% were admitted. 8% from top 10% of their high school class, 26% from top quarter, 62% from top half. Full-time: 491 students, 35% women, 65% men. Part-time: 153 students, 38% women, 62% men. 2% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 6% Hispanic, 3% black, 8% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 15% 25 or older, 5% transferred in. Retention: 82% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; computer/information sciences; psychology. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and 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. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course level, location, program, and student level. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course level, course load, location, program, and student level.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group. College housing not available. 36,641 books, 3,231 microform titles, 152 serials, and 6,579 audiovisual materials. 62 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.