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State College evolved from a village to a town to serve the needs of Pennsylvania State College, which was founded in 1855 as Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania. State College was incorporated as a borough on August 29, 1896, and it has grown with the college, which was renamed The Pennsylvania State University in 1953.
Potomac State College of West Virginia University (Potomac State College or Potomac State) (community college; in addition to associate's degrees, offers a bachelor's degree program) West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech or West Virginia Tech) West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine; West Virginia State University (WVSU)
Hahnemann Medical College (1849–1994) – merged with The Medical College of Pennsylvania; now a part of Drexel University College of Medicine; Hershey Junior College (1938–1965) – associate's college in Derry Township (Dauphin County) Mary Immaculate Seminary (1939–1990) – Roman Catholic seminary in Lehigh Township (Northampton County)
The Commonwealth System of Higher Education is a statutory designation by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that confers "state-related" status on four universities in Pennsylvania: Lincoln University, the Pennsylvania State University, Temple University, and the University of Pittsburgh.
In 1862, the school's name was changed to the Agricultural College of Pennsylvania. The following year, in 1863, the Morrill Land-Grant Acts was passed by the U.S. Congress, and Pennsylvania selected the school to be the state's sole land-grant college. [17] Two years later, in 1874, the school's name was changed to the Pennsylvania State ...
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Penn State’s defense didn’t need any help from the offense in beating SMU on Saturday. The No. 6 Nittany Lions intercepted SMU QB Kevin Jennings three times in the first half and returned two ...
State higher education funding across the country has seen significant cuts. In particular Pennsylvania saw an almost 34% cut in state funding from 2008 to 2018. [27] PASSHE over the past two decades has been cut harshly in regards to state funding. As the early 2000's they received over $700 million adjusted to 2022's dollars by the state.