Mansfield University is one of fourteen institutions operated by the State System of Higher Education in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The university has approximately
3,500 students who are enrolled in a variety of liberal arts and professional academic programs.
Mansfield
is a
rural
community
located
in a
scenic,
mountainous
region
30
miles
south
of
Corning,
NY and
48
miles
north
of
Williamsport,
PA.
The area
is
noted
for
its
quality
of
life
and
numerous
recreational
opportunities.
The
university
falls
within
Tioga
County
which
is
home
to
three
state
parks,
two
federal
parks,
seven
lakes,
the
Pine
Creek
Rail
Trail
(hiking,
bicycling,
x-country
skiing
trail),
and
the
50-mile
long
gorge
of the
Pennsylvania
Grand
Canyon.
Tioga
County
is
part
of the
greater
Twin
Tiers
region
which
encompasses
the
Northern
Tier of
Pennsylvania
and
the
Southern
Tier
of New
York.
Regional
attractions
include
the
Corning
Museum
of
Glass,
the
Finger
Lakes
and
wineries
of
upstate
New
York,
the
National
Soaring
and
National
War
Plane
Museums,
the
Watkins
Glen
International
Raceway,
and
the
Susquehanna
River
and
Endless
Mountains
of
Northeastern
Pennsylvania. |
