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Luzerne County Community College

Nanticoke, PA

Overview

  • Type
    2-year • Public
  • Campus Life
    Medium • Suburban
  • Average Per Year After Aid
    $8K
  • SAT Range
    Not available
  • Graduation Rate
    Not available

Luzerne County Community College is a medium, 2-year, public community college. This coed college is located in a suburban setting and is primarily a commuter campus. It offers certificate and associate degrees.

From the Institution

LCCC, 2-year higher education institution in Northeast Pennsylvania, with over 100+ degrees. LCCC offers the most affordable tuition in the area, with associates, certificate, and diploma degrees. Credits and degrees transfer to colleges and universities throughout the United States. The College offers a wide range of degrees in Technologies, Trades, Business, Communication Arts, Computer Information Systems, Culinary and Pastry Arts, English and Humanities, Exercise Science, Health Sciences, Mathematics, Computer Science, Science, Social and Behavioral Science, and General Studies. LCCC offers an open door acceptance policy, which means they accept all interested students and work closely with each student to ensure his/her success in college and in the workforce. Community colleges emphasize intimate learning environments and focus on putting knowledge into practice. Furthermore, teachers at community colleges are charged with connecting with students and are hired directly from the field they teach, giving them the ability to share with you their relevant real-life experience, as well as the ability to help you connect directly with potential employers. Many of the instructors at Luzerne County Community College still work in the fields of their expertise. It continues on campus. These schools are called "community" colleges for a reason. At few other institutions of higher education will you be treated so much like a big fish in a small pond as at the community college, where even the college president is often on a first-name basis with many of the students. Two year colleges have athletic teams, student organizations, and student governance just like any other school, only on a much more manageable scale. Quality of experience is emphasized over quantity of faces in the crowd. Now more than 8 million strong, the growing number of community college enrollees demonstrates that students increasingly demand that they get what they pay for. Only in the two year system of higher education, you actually get more. Community college tuition nationwide averages around $3,000 per year, a fraction of what you would pay at a university. Two-thirds of the tuition is subsidized by the county and the state. But sticker cost doesn't tell the whole story. Because two year schools emphasize experiential learning, you will more easily land a job should you decide to put off a baccalaureate degree. In fact, many community college degree programs, such as nursing and computer science, have placement rates approaching 100 percent each and every year. Along with its Main Campus in Nanticoke, LCCC offers educational opportunities at Centers throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania including Wilkes-Barre, Pittston, Hazleton, Scranton, Berwick, Shamokin, and Watsontown. Luzerne County Community College is a great place to earn a degree and immediately enter the workplace or continue your education.

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College Board Code
2382
Application Types Accepted
Not available
Fee Waiver Info
Application fee waivers not offered.

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