Penn State Altoona

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Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus


Motto	"This is My Penn State Altoona, Make it Yours"
Established	1939
Type	Public
Endowment	$1,056,078 (2004)
Chancellor	Lori J. Bechtel
Staff	500
Undergraduates	3,800 [1]
Postgraduates	0
Location	Altoona, PA, USA
Campus	Urban
Mascot	Nittany Lion
Website	www.altoona.psu.edu

Penn State Altoona is a commonwealth campus of The Pennsylvania State University. It is located in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

1 History
2 Degrees Offered
3 External links

[edit] 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 only two months.

[edit] Degrees Offered

[edit] Baccalaureate Degrees

Biology, B.S.
Business, B.S.
Communications, B.S.
Criminal Justice, B.S.
Criminal Justice, B.A.
Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology, B.S.
Elementary and Kindergarten Education, B.S
English, B.A.
Environmental Studies, B.A.
History, B.A.
Human Development & Family Studies, B.S.
Integrative Arts, B.A.
Letters, Arts & Sciences, B.A.
Mathematics, B.S.
Mathematics, B.A.
Nursing, R.N./B.S.
Organizational Leadership
Psychology, B.S.
Psychology, B.A.
Science, B.S.

[edit] Associate Degrees

Business Administration
Criminal Justice
Electrical Engineering Technology
Human Development & Family Studies
Letters, Arts & Sciences
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Nursing
Science

[edit] Housing (on campus)

Penn State Altoona offers its students on campus housing during the fall and spring semesters (not available in the summer). These housing options include:

Oak Hall (Typically reserved for freshman)
Maple Hall (Typically reserved for freshman)
Spruce Hall (Containing the LIFE house)
Cedar Hall (Typically reserved for upperclassman)

For more information on housing, visit Altoona's Housing and Food Services page.

[edit] Student Life

Currently there are over 75 Active Student Groups on campus, including five fraternities, and two sororities, the Black Student Union, Students About Living the Truth, and many more. The student groups are overseen by the Student Government Association, whose current President is Patrick Wills. Student Life also includes many planned events, speakers and musicians, as well as plenty of student organization run events.