Welcome to Potomac State College of West Virginia University!
I hope you will find more than you expected as you explore our web site and get to know us better. Expectations are very powerful motivators and I believe it is important to know what we expect from our students and what our students can expect from us.
Potomac State College is first and foremost a learning-centered educational institution. We continually strive to provide a high quality, comprehensive education to our students in a friendly, culturally diverse environment that is conducive to learning.
Potomac State expects: our students to make academic pursuits their top priority.
Students can expect: Potomac State to provide a highly dedicated, caring faculty and staff who focuses their attention on teaching and learning. We will provide facilities that support a ıLearning Firstı philosophy and offer access to academic resources that enhance and enrich the learning environment.
Potomac State expects: our students to utilize and to respect our facilities and all the resources that our campus offers.
Students can expect: a safe campus that provides a beautiful setting in which they can accomplish their educational goals.
Potomac State expects: our students to get involved and actively engage themselves in the daily life of the campus and the community.
Students can expect: numerous campus activities, clubs, athletics, and service opportunities to help support the learning process.
Potomac State expects: our students to begin their development as life-long learners.
Students can expect: the opportunity to study in technologically focused classrooms, laboratories, libraries, study lounges, residence halls, and on our farms and in our forests.
As a fully integrated division of West Virginia University, students can expect Potomac State College to meet their needs by offering the opportunities of a large university with the friendliness of a small campus.
If you "Start Smart" at Potomac State College of West Virginia University, I am confident you will experience more than you expected.
Kerry S Odell, Ph.D
Campus Provost
Potomac State College of WVU
