Clarion University of Pennsylvania
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1867 |
| Endowment | US$31,000,000 |
| President | Karen Whitney |
| Provost | Todd Pfannestiel (interim) |
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Academic staff
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287 |
| Undergraduates | 4,330 |
| Postgraduates | 894 |
| Location | Clarion, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Campus | Rural on 128 acres |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics | NCAA Division II – PSAC |
| Nickname | Golden Eagles |
| Website | www |
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Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in Clarion, Pennsylvania. It is one of fourteen universities who are part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). The school was founded in 1867 and offers associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees and post master's certificates.
Clarion University was founded Sept. 10, 1867, as the Carrier Seminary of Western Pennsylvania. Carrier Seminary began operation and offered a normal program in 1871. However, it wasn’t official for another 16 years. Clarion State Normal School, the successor to Carrier Seminary, opened its doors on the old Seminary grounds April 12, 1887. The commonwealth’s purchase of Clarion was official in December 1915 with the state assuming full control the following year. Clarion became a college-level institution in 1920. The school became a university in the 1980s. By Legislative Act 188 of 1982, all 14 state colleges were taken from the control of the Pennsylvania Department of Education and placed under the jurisdiction of the newly created Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Karen Whitney, Ph.D., became the 16th president of the university July 1, 2010.
In fall 2016, Clarion University's student body totaled 5,224 students, of which 4,330 were undergraduates and 894 of those were graduate students. Of these students, 30.5 percent live in university housing. The university's students are mostly female (66 percent), another 830 are minorities (16 percent) and 27 are international (.05 percent). Of the total number of students 4,624, or 88.5 percent, come from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Students come from 44 states, the District of Columbia and 15 countries around the world.
Clarion University has 287 faculty members and 451 administration and staff members.
The university maintains a regional college, Venango College of Clarion University in Oil City, and a site in Pittsburgh at West Penn Hospital. The Department of Library Science also offers the Master of Library Science degree through face-to-face courses in Philadelphia, at the Free Library's Main branch and other locations. Clarion also offers an extended studies program featuring online courses, remote sites, and various hybrid learning situations. Clarion's online program is ranked as one of the best among online programs in the United States according to U.S. News & World Report and Guide to Online Schools' 2013 Online College Rankings.
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