Penn State Altoona Campus

Situated in the Allegheny Mountains of Central Pennsylvania, 40 miles from the University Park campus, Penn State Altoona provides the advantages of an intimate college teaching environment with the readily available resources of a major research university. Penn State Altoona enrolls over 3,000 students and offers 23 baccalaureate and 5 associate degree programs. The campus provides students accessible education, individualized experiences, and lifelong learning skills that position them to forge their own pathways to personal and professional success.

Nittany Lions Read/Nittany Lions Count at Altoona places eligible Penn State students in schools, childcare centers, and other community non-profit organizations in and around our campus and the surrounding communities.  Please visit the Community Partners page of this website for more information about the collaboration the Nittany Lions Read/Nittany Lions Count Program has established with qualified placement sites surrounding our campus.

At Penn State Altoona, Nittany Lions Read/Nittany Lions Count is coordinated through a collaboration the CSFWS Office at University Park and campus stakeholders.  For more information about the program, our community partners, student eligibility, or the application process, please contact Carla Glisan at cmg102@psu.edu.