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Keystone College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Keystone Academy was originally chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1868, with instruction beginning the following year in the local Baptist church in Factoryville. In 1870, ground was broken on the current site for the Academy's first building, Harris Hall, named after John Howard Harris, first president of Keystone. Harris Hall continues to serve Keystone College today. For over 65 years, the Academy served the secondary educational needs of the region admirably. Keystone Academy was rechartered as Scranton-Keystone Junior College in 1934. Ten years later, the name of the College was shortened to Keystone Junior College, and in 1995 to its present form, Keystone College.
• Today, with its career-oriented liberal arts in place, Keystone College is a leader in education. In 2000, the College awarded its first baccalaureate degree and announced the receipt of its first million dollar gift. January 2001 marked the opening of the College's newest residence hall, Keystone Commons, the first new residence hall built on campus since Moffat Hall in 1970.
• Currently, the College offers 13 bachelor's degrees, 20 associate degrees and enrolls a diverse student body from throughout the U.S. and more than 14 countries. The College also participates in Division III athletics, fielding 14 men's and women's teams.
• Keystone offers bachelor of science degrees in accounting, biological science, business, criminal justice administration, early childhood education, elementary education, environmental resource management, forensic biology, human resource management, information technology, sport and recreation management, and teaching, and bachelor of arts degrees in communication arts and humanities, and visual art.
• The college is accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Carney to speak at Keystone vets luncheon (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 09:13:41 am
  Carney speaker for Veterans Day LA PLUME - U.S. Rep. Chris Carney will be the keynote speaker at Keystone College's fifth annual Veterans Day luncheon Wednesday. The luncheon is scheduled from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Evans Hall at the Hibbard Campus Center.
• High grades pay off at Keystone College (Times Leader)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 07:31:56 am
  In one of those instances where good grades really do pay off, students at four area high schools have financial incentives to secure high marks.
• Around the towns 9/20/2009 (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
  posted on September 20, 2009 at 12:12:22 pm
  Clarks Summit For the second year, borough council is looking for a few good teens. Borough Manager Virginia Kehoe said the council will select two teens for the junior council program. The participants will not vote but will otherwise be involved in bor
• COLLEGE SPORTS roundup (Chambersburg Public Opinion)
  posted on September 13, 2009 at 06:12:09 am
  COLLEGE SPORTS roundup
• Regional briefs 8/28/2009 (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
  posted on August 28, 2009 at 10:34:26 am
  Man sentenced in plot on woman HONESDALE - A 20-year-old Moscow man was sentenced Thursday to four to 23½ months in Wayne County Prison in a plot to assault a Salem Twp. woman in April. Jonathan Gower was sentenced on criminal conspiracy

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