Type Public Endowment US$31,000,000 Undergraduates 4,330 Mascot Golden Eagles President Karen Whitney | Established 1867 Academic staff 287 Acceptance rate 92.7% (2014) Phone +1 814-393-2000 Colors Navy Blue, Gold | |
Provost Todd Pfannestiel (interim) Address 840 Wood St, Clarion, PA 16214, USA Undergraduate tuition and fees Local tuition: 9,788 USD (2015), Domestic tuition: 13,760 USD (2015) Notable alumni Kurt Angle, Reggie Wells, John Calipari, Pete Vuckovich, Evan John Jones Similar Edinboro University of Pennsy, Slippery Rock University, Indiana University of Pennsy, California University of Pennsy, Pennsylvania State System of Profiles | ||
Clarion university of pennsylvania
Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in Clarion, Pennsylvania. It is one of fourteen universities who are part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). The school was founded in 1867 and offers associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees and post master's certificates.
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- History
- Student body
- Faculty and staff
- Other locations
- Accreditations
- College of Arts Education and Sciences
- College of Business Administration and Information Sciences
- Venango College
- On campus
- Student groups
- Athletics
- Notable alumni
- References
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History
Clarion University was founded Sept. 10, 1867, as the Carrier Seminary of Western Pennsylvania. Carrier Seminary began operation and offered a normal program in 1871. However, it wasn’t official for another 16 years. Clarion State Normal School, the successor to Carrier Seminary, opened its doors on the old Seminary grounds April 12, 1887. The commonwealth’s purchase of Clarion was official in December 1915 with the state assuming full control the following year. Clarion became a college-level institution in 1920. The school became a university in the 1980s. By Legislative Act 188 of 1982, all 14 state colleges were taken from the control of the Pennsylvania Department of Education and placed under the jurisdiction of the newly created Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Karen Whitney, Ph.D., became the 16th president of the university July 1, 2010.
Student body
In fall 2016, Clarion University's student body totaled 5,224 students, of which 4,330 were undergraduates and 894 of those were graduate students. Of these students, 30.5 percent live in university housing. The university's students are mostly female (66 percent), another 830 are minorities (16 percent) and 27 are international (.05 percent). Of the total number of students 4,624, or 88.5 percent, come from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Students come from 44 states, the District of Columbia and 15 countries around the world.
Faculty and staff
Clarion University has 287 faculty members and 451 administration and staff members.
Other locations
The university maintains a regional college, Venango College of Clarion University in Oil City, and a site in Pittsburgh at West Penn Hospital. The Department of Library Science also offers the Master of Library Science degree through face-to-face courses in Philadelphia, at the Free Library's Main branch and other locations. Clarion also offers an extended studies program featuring online courses, remote sites, and various hybrid learning situations. Clarion's online program is ranked as one of the best among online programs in the United States according to U.S. News & World Report and Guide to Online Schools' 2013 Online College Rankings.
Accreditations
Clarion University’s programs are accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. In addition, through other accrediting agencies, it offers 39 nationally accredited programs, which is the most in the state system.
College of Arts, Education and Sciences
The College of Arts, Education and Sciences features over forty undergraduate and graduate degree programs across numerous departments, centers, and programs. Departments within the College of Arts, Education and Sciences include:
College of Business Administration and Information Sciences
The College of Business Administration offers 15 different undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Departments within the College of Business Administration include:
Venango College
Venango College is composed of the School of Health Sciences, and the Department of Justice, Law, Technology and Liberal Arts. Schools within the School of Health Sciences include:
On campus
Student groups
Notable student groups include American Civil Liberties Union of Clarion, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the Campus Crusade for Christ, Clarion College Republicans, Clarion Young Democrats and the MENC.
Athletics
The Clarion University Department of Athletics currently sponsors Men's Intercollegiate Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Football, Swimming & Diving, and Wrestling along with Women's Intercollegiate Basketball, Softball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Track, Volleyball and Tennis. All sports compete in the NCAA Division II, except for Wrestling which participates in NCAA Division I. The athletic director is Dave Katis, and the assistant athletic director is Wendy Snodgrass.
Notable former Golden Eagles include Kurt Angle National Wrestling Champion and Olympic Wrestler; former UFC Champion Frankie Edgar who was a four-time NCAA Division I tournament qualifier; Reggie Wells, NFL offensive lineman; Cy Young winner Pete Vukovich; and Men's NCAA Division I Basketball Champion Coach at Kentucky John Calipari, a point guard for Clarion University from 1980–1982.