THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY WORTHINGTON SCRANTON CAMPUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH COLLEGE E-22

120 Ridge View Dr.
Dunmore, PA 18512-1699
Tel: (570)963-2500
Admissions: (814)865-5471
Fax: (570)963-2535
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.sn.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 1923. Setting: 43-acre small town campus. Total enrollment: 1,354. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 653 applied, 79% were admitted. 6% from top 10% of their high school class, 23% from top quarter, 62% from top half. Full-time: 997 students, 45% women, 55% men. Part-time: 306 students, 68% women, 32% men. 1% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 1% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.3% international, 26% 25 or older, 6% transferred in. Retention: 77% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; home economics/vocational home economics; computer/information sciences. 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, co-op programs and 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.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper. Campus security: part-time trained security personnel. College housing not available. 53,572 books, 23,130 microform titles, 102 serials, and 3,048 audiovisual materials. 104 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.