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Frostburg State University




  motto Discover Frostburg
  established 1898
  type Public, University System Of Maryland
  faculty 239
  president Catherine R Gira
  undergrad 4,430
  postgrad 918
  city Frostburg
  state Maryland
  campus Rural , 260 acres (1 km&sup2)
  mascot Bobcats
  website wwwfrostburgedu


Frostburg State University, located on a 260 acre (1.1 km²) campus in Frostburg, Maryland , is part of the University System Of Maryland .

The school was founded in 1898 under the name State Normal School #2 and began teaching its first class in 1902 . Its original mission was to train teachers for the Maryland public school system. In 1935 , the school was
renamed State Teachers' College at Frostburg and began offering a 4-year degree program leading to a Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education degree. The school was again renamed in 1963 , this time as '''Frostburg State College'''. Frostburg received university status In 1987 thus being renamed to what it is today.

Frostburg has three colleges:
  • Education

  • Business

  • Liberal Arts & Sciences


and, in addition to the Baccalaureate, awards Masters degrees in both arts and sciences.

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