OpenFieldPeru State · Peru, Nebraska, United States
Peru State College is the historic first higher education institution in Nebraska, established in 1867 on the scenic oak-covered bluffs above the Missouri River in Peru, Nebraska. Known as the 'Campus of a Thousand Oaks,' it is renowned for teacher education, criminal justice, wildlife ecology, and visual arts.
Peru State features the historic T.J. Majors Hall, the Hoyt Science Hall, and the modern Center for Applied Science and Technology. Surrounded by the Missouri River riparian corridor, it offers extraordinary living laboratories for environmental fieldwork and wildlife management.
Peru State College maintains an accessible admissions policy welcoming high school graduates and transfer students. Freshmen applicants submit official high school transcripts (minimum 2.0 GPA) with test-optional reviews. Graduate programs require an accredited bachelor's degree with a 2.75 GPA.
Hands-on ecological curriculum covering wildlife telemetry, waterfowl census, fisheries management, forest silviculture, and habitat restoration along the Missouri River alluvial plain.
Advanced pedagogical curriculum preparing master educators in differentiated instructional design, educational neuroscience, student assessment analytics, and rural school leadership.
Instruction in police operational tactics, juvenile diversion models, criminal investigative protocols, constitutional law, and corrections management.
Training in database design, networking architectures, modern object-oriented programming (Python/Java), cloud technologies, and web application engineering.
Studio-based instruction in ceramics, printmaking, digital graphic design, oil painting, and gallery exhibition curation in the Peru State Art Gallery.
Summer field research fellowship studying pallid sturgeon river migration, floodplain wetland macroinvertebrates, and bald eagle roosting habitats along the Nebraska-Iowa border.
President & Professor of Communications
Office of the President
Dr. Evans is a folklorist and communications scholar researching indigenous media, community journalism in rural America, and cultural preservation in public fo...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Natural Science
Department of Natural Sciences
Dr. Clopton is an internationally known parasitologist specializing in apicomplexan parasite taxonomy, life cycles of gregarines, and arthropod symbiotic intera...
View researcher profile ↗Dean & Professor of Business
School of Professional Studies
Dr. Grotrian investigates rural entrepreneurship dynamics, experiential business learning pedagogies, and small business financial sustainability across the Gre...
View researcher profile ↗OpenField is an independent research platform not officially affiliated with Peru State College. Information reflects public documentation reviewed on 2026-10-16. Students must verify application deadlines, fee structures, and prerequisite details directly with official university admissions departments before applying.
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