Top Lackawanna County Community Colleges
- For the 2020 school year, there are 4 top community colleges in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, serving 3,814 students.
- The average community college acceptance rate in Pennsylvania is 77% (view national acceptance rates).
- Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Black), and the student:teacher ratio is 16:1.
Top Lackawanna County Community Colleges (2020)
- College Location Students
- Fortis Institute-ScrantonPrivate, for profit517 Ash Street
Scranton, PA 18509
(570)558-1818 385 students - Keystone CollegePrivate, non-profitOne College Green
La Plume, PA 18440
(570)945-8000 1,484 students
Recent Articles
We look at why millions of Americans are choosing community college over a traditional four-year school today.
Many students enroll in community college with the intent of transferring to a four-year school. Of those who do, many succeed, and yet traditional colleges and universities continue to overlook them. Read on to learn more about why more community college students don’t transfer schools and to receive some tips for making the transfer yourself.
Community college is the only option for many students who either can’t afford a traditional four-year university or who need a more flexible school environment. Just because community college is different, however, doesn’t mean that its students matter any less. The Aspen Prize exists to encourage community colleges to do more for their students and to continually strive for improvement.
