Washington State University Tri-Cities is an urban campus along the Columbia River in northern Richland, Washington. With upper division and graduate programs, WSU Tri-Cities offers 17 baccalaureate, 14 master’s, and 7 doctoral degree programs. 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. WSU Tri-Cities also partners with the Miss Tri-Cities Organization, offering a $1,000 scholarship to Miss Tri-Cities in 2010.
Vicky Carwein has been the Washington State University Tri-Cities campus's chancellor since 2006.
WSU Tri-Cities conferred 267 bachelor's degrees, 77 master's degrees and one doctorate in 2009. The WSU Tri-Cities Class of 2011 was the largest class in the history of the campus, with 487 degrees conferred. This graduation marks the first four-year class since the school transitioned to a four-year university in 2007.
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