777 West Harrisburg Pike
Middletown, PA 17057

Penn State University Harrisburg, is one of several colleges of the prominent Penn State University. Penn State University Harrisburg offers a variety of undergraduate, graduate and certificate degrees and programs. At Penn State Harrisburg, students can take advantage of small class sizes in a suburban atmosphere, gaining access to the first two years of more than 160 of Penn State University's majors. At Penn State Harrisburg students can complete Bachelor's degrees in several areas including computer science, electrical engineering, childhood education, political science and more. Masters Program's in american studies, teaching and curriculum and more are also offered.

Penn State University Harrisburg was founded in 1966 and is located in Middletown, not far from the state capital of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The suburban 218 acre campus offers numerous state-of-the-art facilities for students to take advantage of. Among them is the Penn State Harrisburg Library featuring more than 250,000 volumes, more than 1,200 journals and numerous additional resources accessible to students.

Not only does the Penn State University Harrisburg student have access to campus library resources, but access to university library resources as well. Penn State University boasts more than four million volumes, numerous database collections and many other resources accessible to students. Other Harrisburg campus facilities include the Environmental Technology Center, the Women Enrichment Center and others.

Students can also take advantage of a wide array of varsity sports for both men and women at Penn State Harrisburg ]including cross country, tennis, basketball, baseball and more . There are also a wide variety of clubs and organizations for students to get involved with such as the Finance Club, the Photo Club, the Ski/Snowboarding Club and many more.

There are numerous Study Aboard tours available as well to students through Penn State Harrisburg in numerous countries such as England, South America and others. Students also can choose from Penn State University's many international semester abroad programs.

Quick Facts:

Penn State Harrisburg offers a variety of on-campus apartment style housing options for students.

Penn State Harrisburg students can enjoy small class sizes and take advantage of expert faculty with (2007) student faculty ratio of roughly 11 to one.

Penn State University is nationally recognized among the "Top 50 Public National Universities," by U.S. News & World Report's "Best Colleges of 2008."

Kiplinger's personal finance magazine rates Penn State University among the "Top 100 Best Value Public Colleges, Value for in State."

Newsweek includes Penn State University among the "Top 50 Global Universities."
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