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World Campus Statistics (as of 10/1/06):

Number of current students enrolled 5,691
Percentage growth from previous year 31%
Number of total programs 54
Number of courses 691

Number of graduate degrees

9

Number of graduate or postbaccalaureate certificates

16

Number of undergraduate degrees

13

Number of undergraduate certificates

16

Number of continents with World Campus students

7—Yes, even Antarctica

Number of countries with World Campus students

43

Number of states with World Campus students

50


Historical Milestones:
First distance education course delivered 1892

Penn State World Campus formed

1998

First online education course offered

1998
First online master's degree program 1999

First online bachelor's degree program

2001


Interesting Facts about World Campus:

Faculty

Penn State World Campus faculty is the same faculty teaching courses at our Penn State campuses.
iMBA Program Our iMBA program is AACSB accredited.

Turfgrass Program

  • Established in 1929, Penn State's turfgrass program was one of the first in the nation.
  • Penn State's turfgrass program is widely recognized for its research and development of improved turfgrass varieties and other products used worldwide.
  • 2006 winner of the Sloan-Consortium Most Outstanding Online Teaching and Learning Program for the Basic and Advanced Certificates in Turfgrass Management and the B.S. in Turfgrass Science


 

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