Pennsylvania State University, World Campus

Established	1998
Location	Office and adminstrators 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. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... State college has multiple meanings. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 160 miles (255 km)  - Length 280 miles (455 km)  - % water 2. ... Website - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... It has been suggested that University Park, Pennsylvania be merged into this article or section. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

History

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 Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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. In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... WWWs historical logo designed by Robert Cailliau The World Wide Web (WWW or simply the Web) is a global, read-write information space. ...

See also

• University of Phoenix, another university offering online degrees

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External links

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