Endowment $1,056,078 (2004) Acceptance rate 88.4% (2014) Phone +1 814-949-5000 | Established 1939 Chancellor Lori J. Bechtel-Wherry Total enrollment 4,104 (2010) | |
Undergraduate tuition and fees Local tuition: 14,588 USD (2015), Domestic tuition: 21,820 USD (2015) Similar Penn State Berks, Mount Aloysius College, Penn State Erie - The Behrend, Penn State Abington, University of Pittsburg Profiles | ||
Penn state altoona
Penn State Altoona is a commonwealth campus of The Pennsylvania State University. It is located in Logan Township, Pennsylvania, just outside Altoona, although some of its buildings are located in the heart of Altoona's downtown. It is one of four full-fledged four year institutions in the Commonwealth Campus network.
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- Penn state altoona
- Penn state altoona move in 2016
- History
- Baccalaureate Degrees
- Associate Degrees
- Student life
- Athletics
- Greek life
- Housing Food Services Residence Life
- References
In 2015, 4,407 applied and 87% were admitted. The full-time student count was 3,645 in 2015. Of this number 46% were women and 54% were men. 20% of students are from out-of-state. 83% of full-time freshmen return for their second year. 25% of students live on campus. 3% of students transferred into campus. 7% of the students are older than 25 years old.
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History
In 1939, a citizen’s committee led by the Altoona Chamber of Commerce Chairman at the time convinced Ralph D. Hetzel, president of the Pennsylvania State College, to support an undergraduate center in Altoona. In July, the citizen’s committee launched a campaign to raise money to renovate an abandoned grade school building to house the new center. More than $5,000 was raised from 8,000 local contributors in two months. The college opened its doors to just 119 freshmen and nine faculty members. Sixty-eight years later, Penn State Altoona numbers keep growing, with more students graduating each spring.
Penn State Altoona offers internships, research programs and study abroad programs along with continuing education and training. Students can complete their degrees at Penn State Altoona or transfer to another Penn State location.
Baccalaureate Degrees
Associate Degrees
Student life
Currently there are over 75 Active Student Groups on campus, including five fraternities, and two sororities, the Black Student Union, Christian Student Fellowship, Students About Living the Truth, Psychology Club etc. The student groups are overseen by the Student Government Association, whose other duties include improvement of campus, student advocacy, and distributing money to groups. Student Life also includes many planned events, speakers and musicians, as well as plenty of student organization run events.
One student activity is the Altoona Film Series. It takes place at 7pm on Sundays at the Devorris Downtown Center.
Athletics
Penn State–Altoona teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Nittany Lions are a member of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, swimming & diving, soccer, tennis and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, swimming & diving, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball.
Greek life
Currently there are three fraternities including Alpha Phi Delta, Phi Sigma Kappa, and Sigma Pi. There are also two sororities: Gamma Phi Beta and Alpha Sigma Tau.
Housing, Food Services, & Residence Life
Penn State Altoona offers its students on campus housing during the fall and spring semesters (not available in the summer). The rooms in each hall are furnished with two single beds, two desks, two dressers, closet space, cable TV,and a small microwave/refrigerator/freezer. Vending machines and card-operated laundry machines are located in each hall. The lounges generally contain a TV, lounge, and study area. Residence Life Professional staff members are also present in the residence halls in addition to undergraduate Resident Assistants.
Housing options include:
There are also several off-campus housing locations, including Nittany Pointe, Wehnwood Court, College Park, and Penn View Apartments.
In addition to housing on campus, there is a cafe on campus called 'Port Sky Cafe' which serves food from hamburgers and French fries to more varied foods, a coffee shop called 'Coasters Coffee Bar' located in the Hawthorn Classroom Building, and 'Common Grounds', a convenience store available to students, faculty, and staff located in the Slep Student Center building. There are also several fast food restaurants within a mile radius of the campus. The campus is located less than two miles from downtown Altoona.