Type | Public online university |
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Established | 1998 |
Parent institution | Pennsylvania State University |
Students | 13,774 |
Undergraduates | 8,051 |
Postgraduates | 5,723 |
Location | University Park (admin. office) , , United States of America |
Website | www.worldcampus.psu.edu |
Penn State World Campus is the online campus of Pennsylvania State University, a public university in Pennsylvania. Launched in 1998, World Campus grew out of the university's history in distance education that began in 1892. It offers more than 200 online undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs in partnership with Penn State academic units.[1] World Campus offices and a major part of its technical infrastructure are located at Innovation Park on the University Park Campus.
Penn State World Campus is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).[2]