THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY YORK CAMPUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH COLLEGE M-17

1031 Edgecomb Ave.
York, PA 17403-3398
Tel: (717)771-4000
Free: 800-778-6227
Admissions: (814)865-5471
Fax: (717)771-4062
E-mail: admissions@psu.edu
Web Site: http://www.yk.psu.edu/

Description:

State-related, primarily 2-year, coed. Part of Pennsylvania State University. Awards transfer associate, terminal associate, and bachelor's degrees (also offers up to 2 years of most bachelor's degree programs offered at University Park campus). Founded 1926. Setting: 53-acre suburban campus. Total enrollment: 1,793. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 16:1. 792 applied, 85% were admitted. 5% from top 10% of their high school class, 25% from top quarter, 50% from top half. Full-time: 934 students, 43% women, 57% men. Part-time: 637 students, 44% women, 56% men. 2% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 4% black, 6% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.3% international, 31% 25 or older, 2% transferred in. Retention: 74% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; computer/information sciences; liberal arts/general studies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Study abroad program.

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. Student-run newspaper. Campus security: part-time trained security personnel. College housing not available. 49,996 books, 23,349 microform titles, 243 serials, and 3,567 audiovisual materials. 155 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.