| Type | Public college |
|---|---|
| Established | 1872 |
| President | Mark Manchin |
| Students | 1,582 [1] |
| Location | , , United States |
| Campus | Rural |
| Affiliations | Mountain East Conference |
| Mascot | Pioneers |
| Website | glenville.edu |
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Glenville State College (GSC) is a public college in Glenville, West Virginia.
Glenville State college was founded in 1872 to serve the higher education needs of Central West Virginia. By 1910, the college enrollment had exceeded the population of Glenville and grew into a full four-year college by 1931.
The Glenville State College Alumni Center, known as the John E. Arbuckle House, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [2]
The college awards bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, and certificates.
In athletics, the school's sports teams are known as Pioneers and Lady Pioneers, and they compete in the Mountain East Conference. They have teams in football, basketball, track and field, softball, golf, baseball, cross country running, acrobatics & tumbling, and volleyball. They previously competed in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, which disbanded following the 2012-13 season.
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Glenville is a town in and the county seat of Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States, along the Little Kanawha River. The population was 1,537 at the 2010 census. It is the home of Glenville State College.
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