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Former name | Carrier Seminary (1867–1887) Clarion State Normal School (1887–1929) Clarion State College (1929–1982) Clarion University of Pennsylvania (1982–2021)[1] |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1867 |
Parent institution | Pennsylvania Western University PASSHE |
| Endowment | $39.2 million (2020)[2] |
| President | Jon Anderson |
| Provost | James Fisher (interim) |
Academic staff | 287 |
| Undergraduates | 4,330 |
| Postgraduates | 895 |
| Location | , , U.S. |
| Campus | Rural, 201 acres (81 ha) |
| Colors | Blue & gold |
| Nickname | Golden Eagles |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II – PSAC |
| Website | www |
PennWest Clarion, formally Clarion University of Pennsylvania, is a public university in Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Pennsylvania Western University. The institution was originally founded in 1867 as the "Carrier Seminary." Prior to adopting its current name in 2022, it had gone by several different names over the course of its history, most recently "Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion." It now offers associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees, as well as certificate programs and a Doctor of Nursing Practice.[3]
- ^ "HISTORY". clarion.edu. PennWest Clarion. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ Oram, Fern A, ed. (2006) [1986]. Peterson's Colleges in the Middle Atlantic States. Peterson's. ISBN 978-0-7689-2421-3. Retrieved 2008-03-03.