Penn State World Campus

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Pennsylvania State University, World Campus


Established:	1998
Location:	Office and administrators in State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Website:	www.worldcampus.psu.edu

In 1998, the Pennsylvania State University launched its 25th campus of the University: 'Penn State World Campus'. The World Campus is "Penn State Online" and offers more than 50 distance education online degree and certificate programs to learners around the world. Penn State was one of the pioneers of distance education when it launched a correspondence study program to remote farmers in 1892. The World Campus carried on Penn State's proud tradition of more than a century of delivering distance education programs designed to meet the educational goals of a diverse set of learners.

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Penn State has been a pioneer in distance education since 1892, when it launched one of the nation's first correspondence study programs to farmers around the state. Over a hundred years later, in 1998, the University reaffirmed its commitment to providing accessible learning to all who need it with the launching of its World Campus.

The World Campus uses multiple technologies to make some of Penn State's most highly regarded graduate, undergraduate, and continuing professional education programs available anytime, anywhere through the World Wide Web, computer interfacing, and other media. Today, the World Campus offers more than 50 degree and certificate programs through distance and online education.