Mountain State University

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Established	1933
Type	Private
President	Dr. Charles H. Polk
Faculty	216
Undergraduates	3,742
Postgraduates	365
Location	Beckley, WV, USA
Campus	Urban
Athletics	Cougars
Colors	Blue and silver
Website	www.mountainstate.edu

Mountain State University, despite the name, is an independent not-for-profit university based in Beckley, West Virginia. It was founded in 1933 as Beckley College, a junior college, and continued as such until 1991, when it achieved four-year status and was renamed The College of West Virginia. This name was objected to by West Virginia University. In 2001 the school was renamed Mountain State University. The university offers more than 40 undergraduate and master's degree programs, most of which focus on professional fields in business, technology, health, and human services.

Resources on the Beckley campus include a library with more than 95,500 volumes, a 192-bed residence hall, a student union, international student services, and a tutoring center. The university also provides selected degree programs and courses through its branch campuses in Martinsburg, West Virginia; Center Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania; and Orlando, Florida and at educational sites throughout West Virginia. Many additional students worldwide attend through online and distance learning programs.

In 2003 immigration authorities investigated private contractors who recruited students for the school, but no link to the school itself was proven.