Penn Highlands planning to open new campus in Bellefonte

CENTRE COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Another college campus is expected to open this fall in Centre County.

Penn Highlands Community College plans to open a campus in the historic "Match Factory building" in Bellefonte.

Officials say it will be a mix of in-person classes and online degree programs.

A task force of Centre County officials has already been named to help in developing regional programming priorities for the new campus.

“I'm assuming that they are opening a branch here because Bellefonte and State College are pretty much the only growing communities in the entire western half of the state, at this point. We appreciate their investment,” one county official said.

Plans call for the new campus at the “Match Factory” to include three classrooms and a computer lab, along with faculty offices, and a student activity area.

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