Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

      public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, U.S. It is part of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education. The university comprises colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Visual and Performing Arts, Business, Education, and Graduate Studies. In addition to undergraduate studies, it offers a selection of master's degree programs. It also has a cooperative program in engineering with Pennsylvania State University. Total enrollment is approximately 7,800.

      The university was founded in 1866 as the Keystone Normal School, created to train teachers for local schools. In 1926 its name was changed to Kutztown Teachers College, and it began to award bachelor's degrees. The college's mission continued to expand, and in 1960 it was renamed Kutztown State College. It was elevated to university status in 1983.

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