California University of Pennsylvania

California University of Pennsylvania, founded in 1852, is one of the universities of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. It is located in California, Pennsylvania. Undergraduate enrollment is approximately 6,500. The college has made significant improvements on its campus in recent years and is no longer the backwater university that many hastily label it as today.

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The main campus consists of 38 buildings situated on 90 acres (364,000 m²). An additional 98 acre (397,000 m²) recreation complex, George H. Roadman University Park, is located one mile from campus. This complex includes a football stadium, an all-weather track, tennis courts, a baseball diamond, a softball diamond, soccer and rugby fields, a cross country course, areas for intramural sports, and picnic facilities.

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Satellite facilities are located at in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania and in the Regional Enterprise Tower in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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In addition to cultural activities provided on campus, the student has easy access to the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, located only thirty miles from campus. This provides an opportunity to enjoy the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Pittsburgh Ballet, the Civic Light Opera, the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and Pittsburgh Pirates, various museums and all of the excitement and attractions of a metropolitan area.

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The institution that is now California University of Pennsylvania began as an academy more than 150 years ago. It has evolved over the years until now it is a multi-purpose university. One of the 14 state-owned institutions of higher education in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, it has the strength and stability of a university system, but it retains its own flavor and unique history.

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The university is growing. In 2005, a new building, replacing the now old World Cultures Building, promises to be cutting edge. The university theatre, Steele Hall, is also being redone. The university also boasts new dormitories. While California University of Pennsylvania is not for everybody, especially those not wanting to be in a generally rural setting, the university does promise to be one of the better universities in western Pennsylvania in another decade.

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