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PennWest Clarion

PennWest Clarion
840 Wood Street
Clarion, PA 16214

Official telephone: (814) 393-2000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 672-7171
Fax number: (814) 393-2039
Website: www.clarion.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 4,911
Full-time undergraduates: 4,018
Part-time undergraduates: 893
Total graduate students: 801
Full-time graduate students: 173
Part-time graduate students: 628
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 21
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 7%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.5% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.9% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
79.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.6% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Nonresident Alien
3.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.7% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.2% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
84.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.9% Nonresident Alien
2.0% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
PennWest Clarion
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 201 acres
City or town school is located in: Clarion, PA
Population of city/town: 4,936
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campus in Oil City.
Nearest major city: Pittsburgh
Distance of nearest major city: 77 miles
Population of nearest major city: 305,841
Online campus map: www.clarion.edu/
about-clarion/
campus-maps/
campus-map.pdf

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: no
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (24%)
  • women's dorms (11%)
  • men's dorms (3%)
  • single-student apartments (42%)
  • other housing including Suite-style residence halls. Off-campus apartments. (20%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 63%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 30%
Percent of students who live off campus: 65%
Students required to live on campus: All full-time first-year students, full-time transfer students with fewer than 24 semester hours from previous institution, first-year and transfer students with fewer than 30 semester hours, and students who are not in good academic standing after first year of residence must live on campus.
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Other computer facilities/services: Wireless network.
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Special collections. Study rooms. Coffee shop.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art museum, fine arts center and auditorium, planetarium.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment, Braille texts, interpreters.
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: fully

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 8
Number of social sororities on campus: 8
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 3
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Clarion Call, published weekly
Number of honor societies: 16
Total number of registered organizations: 135
Campus-based religious organizations:
Brothers and Sisters of Christ, Campus Crusade for Christ, Koinonia Christian Fellowship, Lift Every Voice Gospel Choir, Muslim Student Association, Newman Association
Minority student organizations:
Allies, Asian Students Integrated Association, Black Student Union, Leadership Institute, NAACP, Women United
International student organizations:
International Association
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
VizArtZ, Student Athletic Advisory Committee,American Marketing Association, Association for Graduate Business Students, Financial Management Association, Society for Human Resource Management, Society for the Advancement of Management, National Student Speech Language Hearing Association, Association for Information Technology Professionals, Association for Computing Machinery, TechFloor, Council for Exceptional Children, Clarion Students Educating Young Children, Student Pennsylvania State Education Association, Teacher Education Student Advisory CouncilAmerican Library Association, Special Library Association, National Broadcasting Society, Public Relations Student Society of America, jazz band, Music Educators National Conference, Active Minds, American Chemical Society, Bios Club, Wildlife Society, Society of Physics Students, Clarion Golden Eagle Hockey, Interfraternity Council, American Advertising Federation, Bazaar, Tobeco, dance team, hip hop dance team, KUDETS, show choir, wind ensemble, College Conservatives, College Republicans, Young Democrats, Political Science Association, Circle K, Dance Marathon, Relay for Life, Panhellenic Council, Secular Students Alliance, Bacchus/GAMMA, Campus Girl Scouts, Colleges Against Cancer, Dance Marathon, Eagle Ambassadors, Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, Parenting and Pregnancy Resource Initiative, People Reaching Out and Understanding Disabilities, Students for Life, Student Honors Association, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), University Activities Board; English, French, German Spanish, philosophy, anthropology, history, anime, study abroad, accounting, mathematics, political economy, psychology, translational research medicine, rehabilitative science, and health careers clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: David Katis,
Athletic Director, Intercollegiate Athletics
Director of women's athletics: Wendy Snodgrass,
Associate Athletic Director, Intercollegiate Athletics
School colors: blue and gold
School mascot: Golden Eagles
Athletic conference memberships: Eastern Wrestling League (Division I), Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (Division II)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNCAA Div. II
Men's basketballyesNCAA Div. II
Men's divingnoNCAA Div. II
Men's footballyesNCAA Div. II
Men's golfyesNCAA Div. II
Men's swimmingyesNCAA Div. II
Men's wrestlingyesNCAA Div. II
Women's basketballyesNCAA Div. II
Women's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. II
Women's divingyesNCAA Div. II
Women's socceryesNCAA Div. II
Women's softballyesNCAA Div. II
Women's swimmingyesNCAA Div. II
Women's tennisyesNCAA Div. II
Women's track and field (indoor)yesNCAA Div. II
Women's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. II
Women's volleyballyesNCAA Div. II
Athletic facilities:
baseball, football, and softball fields; gymnasium, natatorium, recreation center, track, soccer
Intramural/Recreational sports:
backgammon, badminton, basketball, billiards, bowling, challenge course, cycling, dodgeball, euchre, fishing, flag football, floor hockey, golf, hacky sack, homerun derby, horseshoe pitching, in‐line hockey, power lifting, punt‐pass‐kick, racquetball, soccer (indoor/outdoor), softball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, track, tube water basketball, tube water polo, tug‐of‐war, triathlon, turkey shoot, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball (beach/indoor/pool), walleyball, Wiffle ball, wrestling
Club sports for men:
rugby, volleyball
Club sports for women:
rugby

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Pittsburgh (77 miles)
Nearest other airport: Franklin (30 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Greensburg (80 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: DuBois (38 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Clarion University of Pennsylvania.

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