News for WVU Potomac State College

The bright orange sight of airborne gourds filled the skies at WVU Potomac State College’s fifth annual Trunk-or-Treat event Oct. 30. Thanks to an enterprising team of engineering students and the potential for pure frivolity, the Catamount Catapult made its debut at the Kelly Recreation Center.

Keyser, WV – West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson made Mineral County — the home of WVU Potomac State College — the 30th official county he’s visited as part of his inaugural “Welcome Home Tour” across the Mountain State. 

President Benson was joined by WVU PSC President Jerry Wallace, WVU Health System officials, local legislators, community leaders, and other supporters on Oct. 17.  

WVU Potomac State College is proud to announce Maxwell Ellifritz of Keyser, West Virginia, has been named the October recipient of the Catamounts Climb Higher Award.

WVU Potomac State College celebrated its 50th annual Homecoming Oct. 2-5 with the campus transformed into a swirl of activities for the alumni, students, faculty, staff, and the community. As graduates from near and far descended upon the campus, they shared fond memories as they walked familiar pathways, and explored their former classrooms, student union, library, and athletic fields. They also discovered new developments and future plans, while learning how they can support these improvements. 

“We were excited to see so many alumni return to campus for our half-century Homecoming event. The deep and abiding support of our former students as they graduated and pursued successful career paths is a testament to their faculty, mentors, and peers who all shaped their journey from their time at Potomac State College,” said WVU PSC President Jerry Wallace.

The fall semester has started with celebrations and many great announcements. I’m eager to share the President Catamount Chat Tour will resume at the end of October with visits to Morgantown High School and Lincoln High School in Shinnston, WV. The tour is catered to high schoolers to learn more about WVU Potomac State College and the WVU system.

KEYSER, W.Va. — Future students at West Virginia University Potomac State College will benefit from a $310,000 planned gift that provides flexible funding to meet emerging needs.

I’m eager to share WVU Potomac State College enrollment has eclipsed 1,300 for fall 2025! Last fall, PSC enrollment reached 1,078, making this fall-to-fall comparison the largest growth since 2009-2010. Potomac State College offers a unique educational experience, while providing the only junior college athletics programs in West Virginia. The enrollment growth can be credited to the metro expansion tuition rate, expanding ACCESS and Level UP high school partnerships, special recruiting and retention efforts and the ability to transfer seamlessly from PSC to WVU Morgantown.

Often, I meet alums of both WVU Potomac State College and WVU Morgantown. Well, I’m personally inviting each of you back to PSC Homecoming 2025. Specifically, you’re invited to the Catamount Cookout to have a free meal and enjoy games on the quad. Bring your family and friends, I am eager to meet everyone and show you some of the amazing work being done at Potomac State College. 

Isaiah Garcia (right) a Business Administration major from Martinsburg, WV, was presented with the Catamounts Climb Higher Award for September 2025 by President Jerry Wallace at WVU Potomac State College.

WVU Potomac State College is proud to announce Isaiah Garcia, a freshman from Martinsburg, West Virginia majoring in Business Administration, as the September recipient of the Catamounts Climb Higher Award.

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The Alumni Association has taken over President Wallace’s Op-Ed for August and we have a lot to share.

It’s been a busy summer for the Potomac State College Alumni Association Board of Directors.