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PennWest California

PennWest California
250 University Avenue
California, PA 15419

Official telephone: (724) 938-4404
Website: www.pennwest.edu/campuses/california/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 8,336
Full-time undergraduates: 6,989
Part-time undergraduates: 1,347
Part-time graduate students: 557 men
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.0% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.0% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
74.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.1% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.2% Nonresident Alien
8.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 294 acres
Nearest major city: Pittsburgh, PA

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
  • cooperative housing
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 70%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 39%
Percent of students who live off campus: 61%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 368
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Commuter Student Council; Rainbow Alliance; Spirit of Scots Marching Band; National Student Speech-Language and Hearing Association; Cal Student Government Association

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 2

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's baseball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's basketballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's football NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's footballyes 
Men's golf NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's socceryes 
Men's soccer NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's swimming and divingyes 
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's tennisyes 
Men's tennis NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's wrestlingyes 
Men's wrestling NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's golf NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's golfyes 
Women's lacrosseyes 
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's soccer NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's socceryes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's softballyes 
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's swimming and divingyes 
Women's tennisyes 
Women's tennis NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II

Intramural/Recreational sports:
archery; badminton; baseball; basketball; cheerleading; equestrian sports; fencing; football; ice hockey; rugby; soccer; softball; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; table tennis

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Pittsburgh International Airpo

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 96% within six months of graduation

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