News for WVU Potomac State College

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.

West Virginia University Potomac State College (PSC) Alumnus Carl Dennison “Denny” Avers has a long and inspiring history with Potomac State College. The Keyser, W.Va. native attended Potomac State from 1959 to 1961 before earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering at the WVU Morgantown campus. 

West Virginia University Potomac State College Green Team members (l-r) Agriculture Professor Donna Ballard, Chemistry Professor Josh Carder, and Biology Instructor Farren Smith stand in front of the Certified Wildlife Habitat Native Flower Garden on the hillside near Science Hall on the PSC campus. The Wildlife Habitat was a collaborative effort between students and faculty.   

The Potomac State Green Team (PSGT) is pleased to announce the establishment of a Certified Wildlife Habitat Native Flower Garden on the campus of West Virginia University Potomac State College.