POTOMAC STATE COLLEGE OF WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY B-13

Fort Ave.
Keyser, WV 26726-2698
Tel: (304)788-6800
Free: 800-262-7332
Admissions: (304)788-6820
Fax: (304)788-6939
Web Site: http://www.potomacstatecollege.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1901. Setting: 616-acre small town campus. Endowment: $1.8 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $7443 per student. Total enrollment: 1,330. 5% from top 10% of their high school class, 8% from top quarter, 54% from top half. Students come from 17 states and territories, 2 other countries, 14% from out-of-state, 13% 25 or older, 35% live on campus. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission for state residents. Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Required for some: SAT or ACT. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $2238 full-time, $94 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $7572 full-time, $316.50 per credit hour part-time. Part-time tuition varies according to course load. College room and board: $4750. College room only: $2250. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and location.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 17 open to all. Most popular organizations: student newspaper, Circle K Club, Agriculture and Forestry Club, Business Club, Community Chorus. Major annual events: Homecoming, multicultural festival, Heritage Days. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, controlled dormitory access. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Shipper Library with 44,197 books, 51,796 microform titles, 304 serials, 23,395 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $209,933. 113 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

During the Civil War, the country around Keyser was a frequent battleground. The community was a supply point for, alternately, the Union Army and the Confederate forces. It changed hands 14 times in 4 years of war. The climate is temperate. There are churches of many denominations, libraries, a hospital and various civic, fraternal, and veteran's organizations serving the area. The city has good shopping facilities and is accessible by railroad, buses, and U.S. Highways 48,50 and 220. Residence Halls provide student housing. Part-time employment is available. Local recreation includes hunting, boating, fishing, golf, swimming, skiing, and tennis.