Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

university, Pennsylvania, United States
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Also known as: Edinboro Academy
Areas Of Involvement:
public education
Notable Alumni:
Sharon Stone
Related People:
Bruce Baumgartner

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, U.S. It is one of 14 universities in Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education. The university includes the schools of Liberal Arts, Education, and Science, Management, and Technologies. In addition to undergraduate studies, the university offers a number of master’s degree programs. The Porreco Extension Center in Erie offers continuing education courses. Total enrollment is approximately 7,100. The university traces its origins to 1856, to the privately owned Edinboro Academy that was one of the first institutions in the state dedicated to training teachers. It received a ...(100 of 127 words)