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The number of students who have earned their Penn State degree online through Penn State World Campus now exceeds the 37,000 mark. As of Penn State’s fall 2023 graduation in December, there are now 37,178 all-time graduates who have completed their degrees from among the more than 175 programs that are offered online. The number…
Each semester, hundreds of undergraduates receive scholarships from Penn State World Campus — made possible by the philanthropy of donors. Students say the support is helping them achieve their goals of getting their degrees.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — During Penn State’s ninth annual GivingTuesday celebration, Penn State World Campus raised $3,450 to support a scholarship program that helps students navigate their first year of online learning. A total of 64 donors supported the Smart Track to Success scholarship program on GivingTuesday, which was held on November 28. The gifts…
Penn State announced a partnership with an international organization that helps workers and professionals in the energy industry pivot into new roles and careers during the transition from oil and gas to renewable sources and other alternative verticals. Penn State World Campus and the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences have established an…
More than 1,200 Penn State World Campus students will graduate during the fall 2023 semester. With the final Class of 2023, there are now more than 37,000 all-time Penn State World Campus graduates. Students will receive their Penn State diplomas and graduate during Penn State’s commencement ceremonies on December 16. Each semester, Penn State World…
Penn State’s new master’s degree that focuses on artificial intelligence and machine learning will see its first graduates when the University holds its fall commencement exercises on Saturday, December 16. The first graduates of the program, the Master of Professional Studies in Artificial Intelligence, are two professional engineers, Balsam Hindi and Jasper Short. The degree…
This fall, Penn State World Campus invited alumni in three cities to meet the vice provost for Online Education, Renata Engel, and celebrate its 25th anniversary.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Tim Kluska has had a successful career since graduating with a degree in finance from Penn State World Campus in 2018. After working at investment firm Vanguard for five years, he left his position to pursue a master of business administration at the Harvard Business School. He also received Chartered Financial…
A Penn State World Campus scholarship program designed to help students successfully navigate their first year learning online is one of the beneficiaries of this year’s University-wide GivingTuesday fundraising drive.
When Hannah Silverman was studying homeland security, she analyzed port security and medical evacuations during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2013. The work for her capstone project ended up taking her to Washington, D.C. As an active-duty officer in the Coast Guard, the topic of her capstone was personal. She wanted to keep…