About LCCC - College Facts |
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Overview
- Public two-year college offering Associate degree, certificate, and diploma programs.
- Founded in 1966 under the sponsorship of the Luzerne County Board of Commissioners and guided by a fifteen member Board of Trustees.
- Accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2680, (215)-662-5606.
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Student Body
Enrollment (2007-2008) academic year:
- Approximately 16,000 students taking credit and noncredit courses.
- 6,323 credit students (Fall 2007)
Student Characteristics
- 51% attend full-time / 49% attend part-time
- 60% are females / 40% are males
- 73% live in Luzerne County
- 55% are enrolled in transfer programs / 45% are enrolled in occupational programs
- 997 individuals enrolled in distance learning/hybrid courses
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Graduates
- 887 degrees, certificates, and diplomas were awarded to 880 individuals in 2006-2007
- 23,379 individuals have received associate degrees, certificates, or diplomas since 1967
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Student to Faculty Ratio:
15:1
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Faculty and Staff
- 49 full-time faculty
- 108 part-time faculty
- 259 administrative and support staff
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Academic Offerings
- 87 occupational programs (includes degree, certificate, and diploma programs)
- 17 liberal arts/transfer programs
- 11 credit-free career training programs as well as hundreds of conferences, seminars, workshops, and business/industry customized training either on-campus or throughout the community
Day, evening and weekend classes for full-time and part-time students.
Distance Learning program with over 100 online offerings in credit and several hundred offerings in credit-free online programming.
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Degrees Granted
- Associate in Arts (A.A.)
- Associate in Science (A.S.)
- Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.)
- Certificate in Specialization
- Diploma
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2007-2008 Budget
- Operating budget of $35,092,436
- Income is derived from federal, state, and local governments, student tuition, vending services, and bookstore
- Student tuition is $80 per semester hour for in-county residents
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Financial Aid
63% of first-time, full-time degree seeking students receive some form of financial aid
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Funding
Operating costs are shared among the students, county and the state. This translates roughly into each group being responsible for one-third the total cost.
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Learning Resources
- The College has over 1,250 personal computers, 900 of which are located in 40 academic labs.
- More than 50% of the College’s classrooms are “smart classrooms” which consist of an instructor PC, overhead projector, and network access.
- All students have access to College e-mail and network accounts.
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Locations
- Main Campus, 1333 South Prospect Street, Nanticoke, PA
- Corporate Learning Center, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre PA
- Hazleton Center, 100 West Broad Street, Suite 108, Hazleton, PA
- Berwick Center, Eagles Building, 107 South Market Street, Berwick, PA
- Northumberland Regional Higher Education Center, 2 East Arch Street, Shamokin, PA & Kulpmont Center, 1100 Spruce Street, Kulpmont, PA
- Evening classes offered at High School locations in Carbondale, Elk Lake, Scranton, Susquehanna, Old Forge, Pittston, & Honesdale
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Learning Resources
- Library collections include more than 56,000 books, 217 current journal subscriptions, over 2,840 audiovisual items, and over 11,600 items on microform.
- The Library has 18 online database subscriptions with 8 internet workstations for patrons to search Web-based databases.
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Programs of Study
- 89 occupational programs (includes degree, certificate, and diploma programs)
- 16 liberal arts/transfer programs
- 11 credit-free career training programs as well as hundreds of conferences, seminars, workshops, and business/industry customized training either on-campus or throughout the community
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Special Programs
- Weekender degree program
- Credit for life experience
- Honors program
- Advanced placement
- Cooperative education
- NEPA Tech Prep Consortium
- Workforce Investment Act
- Dual enrollment with 16 school districts
- Articulation agreements with 36 colleges and universities
- Custom-designed training programs for regional business and industry
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Student Support Services
- Act 101 Program
- Perkins Program
- New Choices/New Options Career Development Program
- Career services
- Counseling and advising services
- Services for students with disabilities
- Learning support services, including tutoring and skills seminars
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Student Activities
- 24 student clubs and organizations
- Student Government Association and student leadership opportunities
- Student newspaper, radio station, TV station, and literary magazine
- 10 intercollegiate athletics teams for men and women, intramurals and extramurals
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President
Thomas Leary, President
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South Prospect Street, Nanticoke, PA 18634-3899 1.800.377.LCCC |
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