Fairmont State University is a public university located in Fairmont, West Virginia. Fairmont State was founded in 1865 as West Virginia Normal School at Fairmont and was dedicated to educating teachers. It was purchased by the state and became Fairmont State Normal School in 1867. It was renamed Fairmont State Teachers College in 1931 and Fairmont State College in 1943. Fairmont is a city located in Marion County, West Virginia, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 19,097. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 41st 62,809 km² 210 km 385 km 0. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ...

In 1974, a community college component was founded. This became independently accredited as the Fairmont State Community and Technical College in 2003 and was merged into the university in 2006. On April 7, 2004, Governor Bob Wise signed legislation allowing Fairmont State College to change its name to Fairmont State University. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... In Canada and the United States, a community college, sometimes called a junior college, is an educational institution providing post-secondary education and lower-level tertiary education, granting certificates, diplomas, and associates degrees. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees at all levels (bachelor, master, and doctor) in a variety of subjects. ...

Enrollment of the university is about 7,000; however, the majority are part time. FSU offers masters degrees in education, teaching, criminal justice and nursing in addition to 90 baccalaureate and 50 associate degrees. FSU has added a major in Intelligence Research & Analysis within the past few years. This major has been gaining recognition for FSU and attracting the attention of the Intelligence Community.

Fairmont State's athletic teams, known as the Falcons, compete in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in NCAA Division II. The West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) is a college athletic conference which operates entirely within the U.S. state of West Virginia. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ...

State universities in West Virginia
Bluefield State • Concord • Fairmont State • Glenville State   Marshall • Shepherd • West Liberty State • WV State   WV School of Osteopathic Medicine • WVU • WVU Tech

For alternate meanings see state university (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 41st 62,809 km² 210 km 385 km 0. ... Bluefield State College is an historically black college located in Bluefield, West Virginia. ... Concord University is a comprehensive, public, liberal arts institution located in Athens, West Virginia founded on February 28, 1872, when the West Virginia Legislature passed an Act to locate a Branch State Normal School, in Concord Church, in the County of Mercer. ... Glenville State College is a small four-year college located in Glenville, West Virginia which is in rural north-central West Virginia. ... Marshall University is a public university based in Huntington, West Virginia. ... Shepherd University is a small state-supported college in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. ... West Liberty State College is a state college located in West Liberty, West Virginia near Wheeling. ... West Virginia State University is a small public college in Institute, West Virginia, an unincorporated suburb of Charleston, West Virginia. ... The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine is a public, stand-alone osteopathic medical school located in Lewisburg, West Virginia. ... West Virginia University WVU Mountaineer Mascot statue in front of the Mountainlair Student Union. ... West Virginia University Institute of Technology is a four-year college located in Montgomery, West Virginia. ... West Virginia state seal Source http://usa. ...

West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Football: Charleston • Concord • Fairmont State • Glenville State • Shepherd • West Liberty State   West Virginia State • WVU Tech (until mid-2006) • West Virginia Wesleyan   Non-football: Alderson-Broaddus • Bluefield State • Davis & Elkins   Ohio Valley • Salem International • Wheeling Jesuit