Former names | Southwestern Normal School (1874–1914) California State Normal School (1914–1928) California State Teachers College (1928–1959) California State College (1959–1983) California University of Pennsylvania (1983–2022) |
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Motto | Building Character. Building Careers. |
Type | Public university |
Established | 1852 |
Parent institution | Pennsylvania Western University |
Academic affiliations | Space-grant |
Chancellor | Daniel Greenstein |
President | Jon Anderson |
Provost | James Fisher (interim) |
Academic staff | 296 full-time, 90 part-time |
Administrative staff | 463 full-time, 22 part-time |
Students | 7,312 |
Undergraduates | 5,174 |
Postgraduates | 2,138 |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | Rural |
Colors | Red and black |
Nickname | Vulcans |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II – PSAC |
Mascot | Blaze |
Website | www |
Pennsylvania Western University, California (abbreviated as PennWest California) is a public university in California, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] It is part of Pennsylvania Western University.
Founded in 1852 and merged into Pennsylvania Western University in 2021, the university offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.[2] It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.[1] The school was California University of Pennsylvania from 1983 to 2022, before the merger.