Widener University is a private metropolitan university founded in 1821, operating campuses in Pennsylvania and Delaware and serving more than 6,000 students. The institution offers degree programs across engineering, nursing, business, law, and the arts, with a pedagogical emphasis on experiential learning through co-operative education, internships, and study abroad opportunities. Faculty members function as dedicated mentors who provide personalized guidance throughout students' academic programs, integrating hands-on practice with professional expertise from industry backgrounds.
The university's engineering programs are structured around the integration of classroom instruction with workplace application through co-op programs that enable students to apply theoretical knowledge in operational settings. This approach extends across technical domains including engineering education, nursing education, and business education, where students engage with real-world constraints and deployment scenarios before graduation. Study abroad programs provide additional pathways for experiential learning beyond domestic campuses.
Widener's nationally ranked programs operate within a framework that combines technical skill development with leadership education emphasizing character and civic responsibility. The institution's scale - with geographic presence across Pennsylvania and Delaware - supports a community where individual student-faculty interaction is standard practice rather than exception. Every academic program incorporates hands-on practice components alongside mentorship from professionals with field experience, a pedagogical model that has defined the institution since its founding and continues to structure its approach to technical education.