U.S. News ranks Penn State among the best institutions for online programs
Penn State World Campus received six top-10 placements in Best Online Programs rankings for the fifth year in a row
The Nittany Lion Shrine at Penn State s University Park campus
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U.S. News ranks Penn State among the best institutions for online programs
January 26, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. For the fifth straight year, Penn State is the most recognized university in U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings of the best online degree programs in the country.
The U.S. News and World Report’s 2021 Best Online Programs rankings, which were released today (Jan. 26), placed Penn State World Campus, the University’s online campus, in the top 10 of five graduate degree disciplines and the overall bachelor’s degree programs category.
Online educator establishes scholarship for distance learners
David DiBiase, who has been teaching GIS-related courses at Penn State for decades, established the Founders Scholarship Fund to aid distance learners.
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Online educator establishes scholarship for distance learners
David Kubarek
It didn’t take a global pandemic for
David DiBiase to understand the value or impact of distance learning. As one of the pioneers of online instruction at Penn State, he watched for three decades as programs offered through the
The geographic information systems (GIS) educator who created some of Penn State World Campus’ first courses on the topic has long been helping adult learners in their quest to advance in their careers or pivot to begin new ones.