University of Wisconsin–Platteville
Public university in Platteville, Wisconsin, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
University of Wisconsin–Platteville (UW–Platteville or UW Platt) is a public university in Platteville, Wisconsin. Part of the University of Wisconsin System, it offers bachelor's and master's degrees. The university has three colleges that serve over 8,000 students on-campus and an additional 3,000 students through its five distance education programs.
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Former names | Platteville Normal School (1866–1926) Platteville State Teachers College (1926–1951) Wisconsin State College, Platteville (1951–1959) Wisconsin Mining Trade School (1907–1939) Wisconsin Institute of Technology (1939–1959) Wisconsin State College and Institute of Technology (1959–1966) Wisconsin State University–Platteville (1966–1971) |
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Motto | A Smart Investment[1] |
Type | Public university |
Established | 1866; 158 years ago (1866) (as PNS) 1907; 117 years ago (1907) (as WMTS) 1959; 65 years ago (1959) (as one school) |
Parent institution | University of Wisconsin System |
Chancellor | Tammy Evetovich[2] |
Provost | Wayne Weber (interim)[3] |
Students | 8,712[4] |
Undergraduates | 7,862[4] |
Location | , , United States 42.733°N 90.488°W / 42.733; -90.488 |
Campus | 820 acres (332 ha) |
Colors | Orange and blue[5] |
Nickname | Pioneers |
Sporting affiliations | |
Mascot | Pioneer Pete |
Website | www |
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