According to the Clarion University News Article, "Venango Campus Shines Like a Diamond," August 2, 2021:

"In the fall of 1964, Venango Campus began offering a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in cooperation with the Oil City School of Nursing. Prior to this time, curricula at the campus had focused on elementary and secondary education and liberal arts. In June 1968, the state announced its approval of an associate degree in nursing, added under a special exemption from a state rule that allowed only community colleges to grant associate degrees."