Lackawanna College

501 Vine St, Scranton, PA 18509

Website: Lackawanna College

Lackawanna College School Description

Lackawanna College offers a pathway to success and satisfaction. For over 100 years, the College has been providing quality education for individuals seeking to make the most of their lives.

Through a combination of outstanding academic programs, dedicated faculty, small classes, personal attention and thoughtful counseling, Lackawanna College can supply you with the opportunity to attain your maximum potential.

Lackawanna College was founded in 1894 as the Scranton Business College. Through the years, the College has grown and expanded to meet the changing needs of the community and of individual students. Lackawanna College is chartered as a non-profit junior college with the right to grant associate degrees and is fully accredited by the prestigious Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges. Its credits are easily transferable to other colleges and universities.

Lackawanna College is an urban school with its main campus in Scranton and centers in Hazleton, Honesdale and Towanda. The College's main campus in downtown Scranton, which opened in 1996, combines distinctive architecture with modern technology and contains the elegant 1048-seat Mellow Theater.

Lackawanna College is large enough to offer you the courses you require, yet small enough to keep you from being lost in a crowd. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1000 students seeking degrees and offers both day and evening programs. Many more students take part every year in Continuing Education courses and certificate programs.

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Quick Facts

Location:
Mid-Atlantic
Setting:
Large Town Setting
Type:
Private
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Full Time Students:
77%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 10,080
Students Receiving Aid:
96%
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Lackawanna College Degree Programs

Associate Degree Programs

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Certificate Programs

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Lackawanna College Students & Campus Life

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 77%
Part-Time 23%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 86%
African-American 8%
Other 3%
Hispanic 2%
Asian 1%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 81%
Out-of-State 19%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Pennsylvania 81%
New Jersey 4%
Maryland 2%
New York 1%
Delaware 0%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Lackawanna College Expenses (Tuition & Fees)

Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 10,080    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 10,000    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 75    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 3,233 59%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 3,455 56%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 1,725 50%  
Student Loans:
$ 4,175 89%  
Any Aid:
  96%  

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Lackawanna College
Scranton, PA 18509
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