Washington State University Tri-Cities

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Washington State University Tri-Cities
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Established 1989
Type Public
Endowment $650 million
President Elson Floyd
Students 1,372
Location Richland, Washington, USA
Colors Crimson and Gray          
Nickname Cougars
Website http://tricity.wsu.edu

Washington State University Tri-Cities [1] is an urban campus along the Columbia River in Richland[2], Washington. With upper division and graduate programs, WSU Tri-Cities offers 17 baccalaureate, 14 master’s, and five doctoral degree programs.[1] The campus added freshman and sophomore courses in fall 2007 to become a true four-year public university, extending the WSU land-grant mission of providing affordable, accessible higher education. WSU Tri-Cities has strong community support and partnerships, particularly with the nearby Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Vicky Carwein has been the Washington State University Tri-Cities campus's chancellor since 2006.[2]

WSU Tri-Cities conferred 267 bachelor's degrees, 77 master's degrees and one doctorate in 2009.[3]

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Washington State University Tri-Cities was established as one of three regional campuses for Washington State University in 1989.[4] Prior to 1989 it was the Joint Center for Graduate Study, which was formed in the Autumn quarter of 1964 and offered courses in graduate level technical and management topics sponsored by a consortium of universities from the Pacific Northwest comprised of Washington State University, the University of Washington, and Oregon State University.[3][5]

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