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Washington & Jefferson College (W&J College or W&J) is a private liberal arts college in Washington, Pennsylvania.The college traces its origin to three log cabin colleges in Washington County established by three Presbyterian missionaries to the American frontier in the 1780s: John McMillan, Thaddeus Dod, and Joseph Smith.
The main campus is located in Arnold, Maryland, and spans 230 acres (0.93 km 2), making it the largest single-campus community college in the state. There are 10 academic buildings, a library, gymnasium, student services center, student union, 389-seat performing arts center, the Earl S. Scott Nature Trail and a 3,000-seat athletic field.
There are currently 55 colleges and universities, defined as accredited, degree-granting, postsecondary institutions, in the state of Maryland.. The state's public universities are part of the University System of Maryland, with the exception of United States Naval Academy, St. Mary's College of Maryland and Morgan State University, which are public but are not part of the university system.
In addition, PGCC allows students to transfer to a four-year college or university. Accreditation. Prince George's Community College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Its education, engineering, nursing, radiology, paramedic and respiratory therapy programs have specialized accreditation.