Penn State Worthington Scranton

Penn State Worthington Scranton
Type Public
Established 1923 (1923)
Parent institution
 Pennsylvania State University
Chancellor Marwan Wafa
President Eric J. Barron
Academic staff
 108
Students 1,400
Location Dunmore, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Colors Blue and White          
Mascot Nittany Lion
Affiliations PSUAC (USCAA)
Website www.sn.psu.edu

Penn State Worthington Scranton is a Commonwealth Campus of the Pennsylvania State University. It is located in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. The Worthington Scranton campus is named in memory of Worthington Scranton, a prominent industrialist and civic leader of northeastern Pennsylvania. The campus, one of 23 Penn State facilities throughout the Commonwealth, is located on a 45-acre (180,000 m2) tract of land just off Interstate 81.

In 1923, Pennsylvania State College (not yet a university) established a branch school in Scranton, offering evening technical institute programs. The school was renamed the Scranton Center in 1951 and became part of the General Extension division of the Penn State. In 1953, its courses were restructured as associate degree programs. The school left its first home at the Longfellow School Annex in Scranton in June 1968 and moved to the present site which was purchased with money raised through contributions from private citizens and local industries. The new campus opened in September 1968 as a member of Penn State’s Commonwealth Campus System. The first campus baccalaureate degree program was offered in 1995 and on July 1, 1997, Worthington Scranton joined 11 other Penn State locations as a campus of the University’s Commonwealth College.

Athletics

Penn State–Worthington Scranton teams participate as a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA). The Nittany Lions are a member of the Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country and soccer; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, softball and volleyball.

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Coordinates: 41°26′22″N 75°37′23″W / 41.439445°N 75.623027°W / 41.439445; -75.623027


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