Black Hills State University
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Founded as a teachers' college, Black Hills State University is a comprehensive regional institution best known for strong programs in education, business, exercise science, and the natural sciences. The university sets itself apart with distinctive academic opportunities, including a premier Outdoor Education degree and hands-on subterranean research partnerships at the nearby Sanford Underground Research Facility. Campus culture is tight-knit, welcoming, and energetically outdoors-focused, offering students immediate access to hiking, rock climbing, and skiing within the surrounding Black Hills National Forest.
Wikipedia:Black Hills State University (BHSU) is a public university in Spearfish, South Dakota, United States. Close to 4,000 students attend classes at its 123-acre (50 ha) campus in Spearfish, with a satellite campus in Rapid City which is shared with South Dakota State University, and through distance offerings. BHSU is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents.
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