Community College on a Penn State Campus?

[TiogaLion]

A feasibility study is underway to determine if it makes sense to have one of Butler County Community Colleges campuses relocate to Penn State Shenango. Shenango expects 325 students this fall and the CC campus is down to 55 students.

Community college might relocate to a Penn State campus

Butler County Community College and Penn State Shenango are considering sharing a campus as the state wrestles with demographic shifts and declining enrollment.

www.insidehighered.com

 

[Keyser Soze 16802]

325 students.......seems likely this campus loses money yearly

 

[Big_O]

325 students.......seems likely this campus loses money yearly

They have to be bleeding red ink. The number of students is smaller than my high school graduating class. Talk about fiscal irresponsibility.

 

[StamfordBridgeVikingatLeftOffensiveTackle]

325 students.......seems likely this campus loses money yearly

The most fascinating thing about Shenango is that as their enrollment has dwindled they've been developing and growing their Athletic Department.

Penn State Shenango

Penn State Shenango

www.shenangoathletics.com

 

[psuro]

According to Wiki, their enrollment in Fall 2022 was 281. So, 325 is nearly a 16% increase.

 

[TiogaLion]

The most fascinating thing about Shenango is that as their enrollment has dwindled they've been developing and growing their Athletic Department.

Penn State Shenango

Penn State Shenango

www.shenangoathletics.com

Well, without the sports teams they'd probably be down around 200 students or so.

 

[StamfordBridgeVikingatLeftOffensiveTackle]

Well, without the sports teams they'd probably be down around 200 students or so.

Yeah, six varsity teams would constitute a fair percentage of the overall student body. It might be what saves them in the long run. They include a recruit me link - https://www.shenangoathletics.com/recruit_me - under each team. Also, check out their sponsorship - https://www.shenangoathletics.com/sponsors/sponsors/Current_Sponsors

Good for them!

 

[BobPSU92]

Isn’t Penn State just a big community college?

FREE. FALL.

 

[TiogaLion]

Yeah, six varsity teams would constitute a fair percentage of the overall student body. It might be what saves them in the long run. They include a recruit me link - https://www.shenangoathletics.com/recruit_me - under each team. Also, check out their sponsorship - https://www.shenangoathletics.com/sponsors/sponsors/Current_Sponsors

Good for them!

That's a lot of sponsors. I wonder how much money it takes to become sponsor?

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

Isn’t Penn State just a big community college?

FREE. FALL.

Kraft should get them on the schedule!

 

[StamfordBridgeVikingatLeftOffensiveTackle]

That's a lot of sponsors. I wonder how much money it takes to become sponsor?

It goes from $10,000.00 down to $350.00, although I'm sure they'd accept larger gifts from well-heeled elites like @BobPSU92 too.

Penn State Shenango

Penn State Shenango

www.shenangoathletics.com

 

[Keyser Soze 16802]

They have to be bleeding red ink. The number of students is smaller than my high school graduating class. Talk about fiscal irresponsibility.

But we're always told Penn State is in financial trouble because the state doesn't provide enough money

Even a PA legislator can see through this nonsense

 

[LionJim]

Well, without the sports teams they'd probably be down around 200 students or so.

This is probably true of a hell of a lot of Division III schools.

 

[BobPSU92]

Joke all you want about Shenango. At the end of the day, the diploma still says Penn State.

 

[PSUJam]

Yeah, six varsity teams would constitute a fair percentage of the overall student body. It might be what saves them in the long run. They include a recruit me link - https://www.shenangoathletics.com/recruit_me - under each team. Also, check out their sponsorship - https://www.shenangoathletics.com/sponsors/sponsors/Current_Sponsors

Good for them!

My daughter is being recruited by D3 schools for soccer and we've been on a bunch of visits in Pennsylvania and surrounding states. We visited a University last week in which 35% of it's 2500+ students are athletes. It's more common than one would imagine.

 

[TiogaLion]

Isn’t Penn State just a big community college?

FREE. FALL.

Well, some used to say the branch campuses were like Community Colleges, but soon they'll be able to say they are Community Colleges.

 

[Bison13]

My daughter is being recruited by D3 schools for soccer and we've been on a bunch of visits in Pennsylvania and surrounding states. We visited a University last week in which 35% of it's 2500+ students are athletes. It's more common than one would imagine.

Anybody who is involved in high school athletics knows what you’re saying is true. I can point out multiple schools in the mid Atlantic that specifically tell their football coaching staff that they need to bring in at least 50 freshmen every year for enrollment purposes. They will also want the soccer teams, volleyball and field hockey to bring in at least 10. They told me that they know only about half of those potential athletes will stick with their sport for four years, but they hope that specifically the fall semester kids will enjoy the friends that are making and potentially join the Greek scene and that will keep them there even after they decide they no longer want to play.