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As the acclaimed online institution of Pennsylvania State University, Penn State World Campus offers more than 175 accredited undergraduate and graduate degrees, with standout programs in business, engineering, information sciences and technology, and nursing. Designed primarily for working professionals, adult learners, and military service members, the student experience is defined by flexible asynchronous coursework paired with robust virtual resources ranging from dedicated academic advising to online career fairs. A distinctive advantage of World Campus is that graduates earn the exact same Penn State diploma as their residential peers and gain lifelong access to the university's massive, highly active global alumni network.
Wikipedia:Penn State World Campus is the online campus of Pennsylvania State University, a public university in Pennsylvania. Launched in 1998, World Campus grew out of the university's history in distance education that began in 1892. It offers more than 200 online undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs in partnership with Penn State academic units. World Campus offices and a major part of its technical infrastructure are located at Innovation Park on the University Park Campus.
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