Why Penn State Wilkes‑Barre?

Penn State Wilkes-Barre offers several associate and bachelor’s degree programs you can complete on this campus. In addition, numerous professional development opportunities, including certificate programs, are available for working professionals.

Some students choose to remain at one campus for all four years, while other students spend their first two years at one campus and transition to University Park or another campus for their remaining two years. No matter where you start, no matter where you finish, your degree will be a Penn State degree—one of the most respected in the country.

The Penn State Wilkes-Barre Honors Program provides a means for motivated students to enrich their general education and to deepen their specialized preparation for employment or graduate study. As an honors student, you will have fewer restrictions and more open doors.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s faculty are friendly and approachable, as well as committed to your success! Because class sections rarely exceed 25-30 students, professors get to know their names. What’s more, students often form close mentoring relationships with their faculty members. Additionally, many of our faculty are professionally active in their academic fields, allowing students to learn from practitioners as well as theoreticians.

The Struthers Family Career Services Center offers a variety of career planning and employment services to students. Career planning begins in your first year of college and continues throughout your lifetime!

Students at Penn State Wilkes-Barre can participate in a variety of club, intramural and intercollegiate sports. The Athletic and Recreation Building (ARB) and its surrounding fields and courts offer a wide range of fitness and wellness options to our students, including specialized equipment and programs.

There are many ways to pursue your out-of-classroom interests at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Get involved in one of our clubs or organizations related to community service, culture, professional interests and more.

Student Success Services (SSS), a TRIO federal grant program, aims to increase college retention, graduation rates, and career options for first-generation college students, those from low-income families, the physically challenged, and students with learning disabilities.