After a series of meetings with the Penn State Board of Trustees, a plan was developed in 1964 for creating a new Penn State campus in Sharon that would allow students to start their college career locally and transfer to the flagship campus in University Park.

Initially, classes were held in Kennedy Catholic High School as funds were raised for the construction of a permanent campus.

As programs and enrollment grew, new buildings were purchased or erected adjacent to the Sharon and Lecture halls during the 1970s and 1980s.

Currently the campus is entering a capital campaign to raise funds for modernizing the Auditorium Building with an eye to adding increased accessibility, new restroom facilities, and updating the space for multiple uses.

The Buhl Community Recreation Center, less than 1/2 mile from the campus, is where basketball and volleyball games are hosted.