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The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education ( PASSHE) is an American state agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that oversees 10 state-owned universities. Collectively, it is the largest provider of higher education in the commonwealth. All of the schools are primarily NCAA Division II members and affiliated with the Pennsylvania ...
Hope International University – merged with Nebraska Christian College, 2016. University of Houston–Downtown – assets were acquired from South Texas Junior College, 1974. Houghton College – absorbed United Wesleyan College, 1989. University of Illinois at Chicago – absorbed the John Marshall Law School, 2019.
Spring Garden College (1851–1992) – baccalaureate university in Philadelphia. United Wesleyan College (1921–1990) – Bible college affiliated with the Wesleyan Church, located in Allentown. Villa Marie College (1925–1989) – baccalaureate Roman Catholic university in Erie; merged with Gannon University.
The Commonwealth System of Higher Education is a statutory designation by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that confers " state-related " status on four universities in Pennsylvania: Lincoln University, the Pennsylvania State University, Temple University, and the University of Pittsburgh. The designation establishes the schools as an ...
Founded in 1855 as Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, [13] Penn State was named the state's first land-grant university eight years later, in 1863. Its primary campus, known as Penn State University Park, is located in State College and College Township.
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania sponsors eight men's and 13 women's intercollegiate sports. Kutztown University is a member of NCAA Division II and competes in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). Kutztown won the Dixon Trophy in 2006, which is awarded to the PSAC school with the best overall athletic program that year.
Pages in category "Universities and colleges formed by merger in the United States" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Pennsylvania State University is a geographically dispersed university with campuses located throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.While the administrative hub of the university is located at its flagship campus, University Park, the 19 additional commonwealth campuses together enroll 37 percent of Penn State's undergraduate student population.