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Facts & Figures


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.

Enrollment

  • Approximately 16,000 students taking credit and noncredit courses.
    Credit enrollment (Fall 2008): 6,545
    50% attend full-time / 50% attend part-time
    59% are females / 41% are males
    73% live in Luzerne County
    56% are enrolled in transfer programs / 44% are enrolled in occupational programs
    1258 individuals enrolled in Distance Education/hybrid courses
  • Non-credit enrollment (2007-2008): 7,739 Includes Workforce and Community Development Division, Public Safety Training Institute, and Substance Abuse & Training Institute.

Graduates

  • 814 degrees, certificates, and diplomas were awarded to 808 individuals in 2007-2008
  • 24,142 individuals have received associate degrees, certificates, or diplomas since 1967

Student to Faculty Ratio:
18:1

Employees (2008)

  • 162 faculty
  • 9 month – 108
  • 12 month - 54
  • 85 administrative staff
  • 165 support staff
  • 9 security

Main Campus

  • The permanent campus of Luzerne County Community College is situated on a 167-acre site in Nanticoke,Pennsylvania. Fourteen buildings make up the College’s permanent facilities. These include eight classroom and instructional facilities, a library, an administration building, a conference center, a campus center, securityand printing services, and physical plant services. The value of campus buildings and equipment as of July 1, 2008 exceeds $108,576,103.
  • Upcoming projects (2006 through 2012) include the construction of a Health Sciences building, Culinary Arts Institute, as well as building renovations and capital improvement/deferred maintenance projects.

Additional College Centers

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

Programs of Study

  • 94 occupational programs (includes degree, certificate, and diploma programs)
  • 17 liberal arts/transfer programs
  • 9 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

Degrees Granted

  • Associate in Arts (A.A.)
  • Associate in Science (A.S.)
  • Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.)
  • Certificate in Specialization
  • Diploma

Special Programs

  • Weekender degree program
  • Credit for life experience
  • Honors program
  • Advanced placement
  • Cooperative education
  • NEPA Tech Prep Consortium
  • 2+2+2 Program
  • 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
  • Plus50 Initiative

Learning Resources

  • The College has over 1,300 personal computers, 900 of which are located in 40 academic labs. More than 60% 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.
  • Library collections include more than 59,000 books, 156 current journal subscriptions, over 2,660 audiovisual items, and over 11,690 items on microform. The Library has 19 online database subscriptions with 15 internet workstations for patrons to search Web-based databases.

Student Support Services

  • Act 101 Program
  • Key’s 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

Student Activities

  • 44 student clubs and organizations
  • Student Government Association and student leadership opportunities
  • Student newspaper, radio station, TV station, and literary magazine
  • 9 intercollegiate athletics teams for men and women, intramurals and extramurals

Finances (2008-2009)

  • Operating budget of $36,901,421
  • Income is derived from federal, state, and local governments, student tuition, vending services, and bookstore
  • Student tuition is $80 per semester hour for part-time in-county residents; full-time in-county students pay flat rate of $1,200 per semester

Financial Aid
62% of first-time, full-time degree seeking students receive some form of financial aid

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.

President
Thomas Leary, President