Lackawanna College
School Highlights
Lackawanna College serves 1,873 students (71% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 28:1 is higher than the state community college average of 23:1.
Minority enrollment is 41% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 44%.
Top Rankings
Lackawanna College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Pennsylvania for:
- Category Attribute
- Community Size Largest student body
School Overview
The teacher population of 68 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Lackawanna College | (PA) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant | Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | Four or more years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Private not-for-profit | Private not-for-profit |
| Total Faculty | 68 staff | 36 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- 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 grants associate in science, associate in applied science and associate in arts degrees in a variety of majors and offers certificate programs designed specifically to suit the needs of an individual. Most students are required to take core curriculum courses including English, math, humanities, social sciences and computer information. Students can expect to improve their ability to learn effectively, seek and gather information, communicate both orally and in writing, apply computer technology, work interdependently, gain practical work experience, think critically, make informed decisions, solve problems, become self-directed, understand the need for community service, and appreciate the historical, political, economic, scientific, social and culturally diverse contexts of the world in which they live. Lackawanna College is approved by the Pennsylvania State Department of Education to grant associate degrees and is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, which is designated as a National Accrediting Agency by the U.S. Department of Education.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Lackawanna College is Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (0.2 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Geisinger Commonwealth School of MedicinePrivate not-for-profit529 students | 0.20 Mi525 Pine St
Scranton, PA 18509
(570) 504-7000 0.20529 - Fortis Institute-ScrantonPrivate for-profit288 students | 0.50 Mi517 Ash Street
Scranton, PA 18509
(570) 558-1818 0.50288 - Johnson CollegePrivate not-for-profit428 students | 2.80 Mi3427 N Main Ave
Scranton, PA 18508
(570) 342-6404 2.80428 - Keystone CollegePrivate not-for-profit1,424 students | 11.20 MiOne College Green
La Plume, PA 18440
(570) 945-8000 11.201,424 - Fortis Institute-Forty FortPrivate for-profit164 students | 14.70 Mi166 Slocum Street
Forty Fort, PA 18704
(570) 288-8400 14.70164
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