Full-Time and Part-Time Students (Day and Evening)
Any person seeking admission to Luzerne County Community College must complete the Application for Admission. We offer four convenient ways to apply to LCCC.
Applicants are required to submit the following information for admission to Luzerne County Community College.
- Application for Admission
- A $40.00 (one-time) application fee
- An official high school transcript or GED certificate
Each degree seeking student is required to complete a placement test for academic counseling and placement administered by Luzerne County Community College. Upon receipt of the Application for Admission and transcript, the Admissions Office will notify the student of the testing in the letter of acceptance to the College.
Admission to Health Science Programs
Applicants for Dental Assisting, Dental Hygiene, Emergency
Medical Services-Paramedic Studies, Nursing, Surgical Technology,
and Respiratory Therapy Programs must have completed all of the
procedures for admission of full-time students.
The following items are required to complete admissions criteria
for Health Science Programs:
- Application for Admission
- High School Transcript or High School Equivalency Diploma
(GED) and Transcripts from all other institutions attended.
- Payment of $40.00 Application Fee
- Successful completion of required testing
All application materials must be submitted to the Office of Admissions prior to these published deadlines to be considered for admission:
- Dental Assisting March 1
- Dental Business Assisting March 1
- Dental Hygiene December 15
- EMS/Paramedic March 1
- Nursing December 15
- Surgical Technology March 1
- Respiratory Therapy March 1
Admission to the Health Science Programs is competitive and
completion of minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance
to a program.
The Health Science departments reserve the right to change
curriculum as deemed necessary at any time for preparation to
new and emerging roles in society.
Credits for Microbiology, Anatomy and Physiology I and II and
Developmental Psychology will be accepted in transfer to a Health
Science Program only if they are completed within 5 years of entry.
All required science courses must be 4 credits and have a lab
component. A grade of C or better is also required. Anatomy and
Physiology I and II must be completed at the same college for
acceptance.
Applicants must submit a physician-completed Health Form to
the College Nurse before final acceptance to a Health Science
Program. This form must document that the applicant is in good
physical and mental health, free of any communicable disease and
is physically and mentally capable of fulfilling all duties as
required by the respective program. Applicants are responsible
for expense of health exam and/or cost of required immunizations.
The health form must be submitted by the deadline date established
by the Health Science departments. Attendance will be prohibited
from any clinical activity until a completed health form is on
file. The student will be responsible for payment of fees for
make-up time as a result of this action. Health forms are provided
by the respective department after the initial acceptance.
Criminal record check completed by Pennsylvania State Police
must be submitted. The Nursing Department also requires a Child
Abuse Clearance be completed.
In addition to the above requirements, individual programs
may have special requirements for admission.
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