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Fairmont State University is a public university in Fairmont, West Virginia. Fairmont State University’s roots reach back to the formation of public education in the state of West Virginia. The first private normal school in West Virginia was established to train teachers in Fairmont in 1865 by John N. Boyd, the school’s first principal. It was known as the West V…
Fairmont State University is a public university in Fairmont, West Virginia. Fairmont State University’s roots reach back to the formation of public education in the state of West Virginia. The first private normal school in West Virginia was established to train teachers in Fairmont in 1865 by John N. Boyd, the school’s first principal. It was known as the West Virginia Normal School at Fairmont.
  • Former name: West Virginia Normal School at Fairmont (1865–1867) · Fairmont State Normal School (1867–1931) · Fairmont State Teachers College (1931–1944) · Fairmont State College (1944–2004)
  • Motto: "Scholarship, Opportunity, Achievement, Responsibility"
  • Type: Public university
  • Established: February 27, 1865
  • Accreditation: HLC
  • Academic affiliations: WVHEPC
  • Endowment: $32.1 million (2022)

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