Westmoreland County Community College
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| Motto | Ambitious. |
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| Type | Community college |
| Established | 1970 |
| President | Dr. Tuesday Stanley |
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Academic staff
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410 |
| Students | 5,900 |
| Location | Youngwood, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Colors | Blue and Green |
| Athletics | NJCAA |
| Nickname | Wolfpack |
| Mascot | Westly Wolf |
| Website | www |
Westmoreland County Community College was founded in 1970 and is located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania, USA. In 2009, a new enrollment record was set, with Westmoreland registering its 7,000th student.
Westmoreland was founded in 1970, during an era of community college proliferation within the state. Its location on the suburban fringe was designed to attract students from both the Westmoreland County suburbs of Pittsburgh and the Monongahela Valley, then a still booming industrial center. The college has also extended its outreach to provide services to students from Fayette, Somerset, Greene, and Indiana Counties.
The college has four main buildings: Founders Hall, Commissioners Hall, Business and Industry Center, and Science Hall. Currently, 54 associate degrees, as well as 48 certificate programs are available on-site. An education center was established in New Kensington in 2008 to complement a long active facility in Rostraver Township.
Westmoreland County Community College, founded in 1970, first offered evening classes at Jeannette High School in 1971. By the fall of 1972, the college took up a permanent residence in a former Westinghouse plant in Youngwood, PA establishing a permanent facility and expanding into day classes.
In the four decades since, Westmoreland's original campus has expanded to four buildings and the college has opened additional centers in other areas: the Bushy Run Education Center in Export, Fayette County Education Center in Uniontown, Greene County Education Center in Waynesburg, Indiana County Community College Center in Indiana, Laurel Education Center in Latrobe, New Kensington Education Center in New Kensington, and Public Safety Training Center in Smithton.
Throughout all the growth, Westmoreland maintains the lowest tuition among all Pennsylvania colleges.
Westmoreland currently offers 64 associate degree programs, 13 diploma options and 49 certificate programs to prepare students for careers or transfer to baccalaureate degree programs at a four-year institution. The college also offers Continuing Education courses for adults, displaced workers, non-traditional students and even college for kids.
Starting with a single building, now known as Founders Hall, Westmoreland County Community College now comprises four buildings on its main campus in Youngwood, PA.
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