Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) is the second largest provider of higher education in Pennsylvania after the Commonwealth system and a large public university system in the United States. It is the tenth-largest university system in the United States and 43rd largest in the world. The system is 14 state-owned schools, all of which are NCAA Division II members.

History

The Normal School Act of 1857 was passed on the last day of session on 20 May 1857.John Edward Merryman, The Indiana Story 1875-1975: Pennsylvania's first state university... Clearfield, Pennsylvania: Kurtz Brothers, 1976(p. 18). It created 12 school districts.Merryman, pp. 18-20  Afterward, the School Code of 1911 made Pennsylvania buy all the schools. The "normal" schools evolved from state normal schools, to state teacher's colleges, to state colleges.  Act 188, which was signed into law on November 12, 1982 and came into effect on July 1, 1983, established the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, and converted those state colleges into universities.

Universities and locations
The system is made up of the following 14 universities in Pennsylvania:

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Universities
 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
 California University of Pennsylvania, Cal U
 Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
 Clarion University of Pennsylvania
 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
 Indiana University of Pennsylvania, IUP
 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
 Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
 Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
 Millersville University of Pennsylvania
 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
 West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Centers
 Dixon University Center
 McKeever Environmental Learning Center
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Related Organizations
 Keystone Library Network
 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
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PASSHE universities also operate four branch campuses. The Office of the Chancellor is in the capital city of Harrisburg at the Dixon University Center.

References

Other websites
 Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education official website 
 PASSHE Foundation, Inc.

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Category:Colleges and universities in Pennsylvania
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Category:1980s establishments in Pennsylvania