THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY MCKEESPORT CAMPUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH COLLEGE K-4

4000 University Dr.
McKeesport, PA 15132-7698
Tel: (412)675-9000
Admissions: (814)865-5471
Web Site: http://www.mk.psu.edu/

Description:

State-related, primarily 2-year, coed. Part of Pennsylvania State University. Awards terminal associate and bachelor's degrees (also offers up to 2 years of most bachelor's degree programs offered at University Park campus). Founded 1947. Setting: 40-acre small town campus with easy access to Pittsburgh. Total enrollment: 798. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 522 applied, 90% were admitted. 7% from top 10% of their high school class, 31% from top quarter, 67% from top half. Full-time: 707 students, 40% women, 60% men. Part-time: 91 students, 43% women, 57% men. 8% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 14% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.3% international, 8% 25 or older, 14% live on campus, 4% transferred in. Retention: 79% 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, 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. ROTC: 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: $424 full-time, $71 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. 210 college housing spaces available; 135 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Option: coed housing available. 40,851 books, 10,538 microform titles, 300 serials, and 2,783 audiovisual materials. 167 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.