Highlights

Combining traditional arts and sciences education with professional programs, a Pitt-Johnstown Experience is purposefully and actively connected to the practical realities of the real world beginning with our city, our community and beyond. Students have the opportunity to combine theoretical knowledge with rigorous professional and practice-oriented programs, linking classroom instruction with the exciting and sometimes vexing realities of our world. Talented, enthusiastic and caring professors challenge, motivate and engage students as they hone various real-world-required skills including critical thinking, writing and advanced problem-solving. Working closely with faculty, students immerse themselves in scholarship and creative activity that will illuminate their minds, transform their lives and ready them for success in the real world the rapidly changing and hyper-competitive 21st century global economy.

University Attributes

Founded in 1927 as one of the first regional campuses of a major university in the United States, Pitt-Johnstown is a four-year degree-granting fully accredited, coeducational, residential undergraduate college of the University of Pittsburgh. With 2,700 well-qualified full-time students and a suburban campus of striking beauty, Pitt-Johnstown combines the strong academic reputation and outstanding resources of a major research university with the personal appeal of a smaller college. Located in a suburb of Johnstown, a city of 40,000 only 70 miles east of Pittsburgh, the spacious 650-acre wooded campus is recognized as one of the most attractive in the Eastern states. The University's facilities blend easily with the rustic setting, creating a campus of distinctive natural beauty. Shops, entertainment, and cultural activities are conveniently available, and the city is in the heart of Pennsylvania ski country.

Degrees Available

• Associates
• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Arts

Subject Areas

Experience Required

no

Application Process Involves

• Essay
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Transcript

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Job and Internship Network
• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

Year Founded

1927