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I always wanted to be an architect,? says Kimberly Rosentel ?06. ?My dad worked in construction during the day and worked at a factory at night. As a .....read more


Nationally Board-certified in family practice and peri-operative nursing, Dr. Patricia Rodriguez-Hudson, '96 DNP CRNP RNFA has over 30 years of health.....read more


Carlos Alcantara '12 stands on the upper deck of the world's largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean's "Symphony of the Seas," and admires the vast techn.....read more


An on-air personality and promotions director at Rock 107, Mark Hoover '99 is the embodiment of the radio station. "I am the guy who works longer hou.....read more


"My original ambition was to become a nurse," Rich Hachan '09 says. "I looked at several schools and heard that LCCC was highly known for its nursing.....read more


William Davies isn't a traditional LCCC student. While most college students are fresh out of high school, Davies is committed to finishing his senio.....read more


If you were to say that Kim Gromoll '77 works in a fantasy world, you would be correct. Kim, an alumnus from Luzerne County Community College, is a fr.....read more


When 33-year-old Adam Sieminski '05 enrolled at Luzerne County Community College, he wasn't sure where he'd end up on graduation day. "I came to LCCC.....read more


The Ulitchneys are the exact example of a nuclear family. Tara is a licensed reactor operator at Talen Energy Corporation at the Susquehanna Steam Ele.....read more


Luzerne County Community College is kicking off its 50th Anniversary Year. As the former Chair of the Board of Trustees, and a graduate of the Colleg.....read more


Performing CPR on a patient while traveling at 120 knots several hundred feet above the ground may seem like a superhuman feat, but for Darlene Muraws.....read more


My name is Laura St. Preux and I'm in my second semester here at Luzerne County Community College. I transferred here in the spring of 2014 and at fir.....read more


It's not often you come across someone who truly loves their job. On any given weekday morning, many Americans begrudgingly drag themselves out of be.....read more


Mary Majewski '86 and Jennifer Clarke '91 really know their audience. Of course, they have been working with this audience for more than 20 years. Maj.....read more


State Correctional Institution - Retreat is a mammoth concrete facility laced with concertina wire and protected by steel gates. It can be found on th.....read more


Sometimes people need a push in the right direction to succeed. Bette Cox Saxton '98 tries to help people every day overcome barriers every day, inclu.....read more


There's something to be said about following your dreams. Former LCCC professor, alumnus, head instructor of The Ani Art Academy Waichulis and co-foun.....read more


For Donna Bigoski Caruso, Luzerne County Community College had a great effect on her career outlook, now she is making great effects on the tourism an.....read more


As a student at Dallas High School, Don Godleski enjoyed his studies, friends, and playing football, but as he started reaching the end of his high sc.....read more


Dave Bonawits is a video editor, filmmaker, and musician currently living in Atlanta, Georgia. He has directed eight short films in the past several y.....read more


Stephen Swicklik, a lifelong resident of Nanticoke, Pa, grew up with Luzerne County Community College in his neighborhood. He chose to attend college .....read more


"If it wasn't for Luzerne County Community College, I wouldn't have gone to college and I wouldn't be where I am today." Sue Unvarsky '86, i.....read more


Belinda Coulibaly, age 19, has experienced two different worlds. Born in Manhattan, Kansas, Coulibaly grew up here in America until age four. That's .....read more


In his heart Chris White '77 knew he wanted to create art. White developed his interest in art from his father, an avid sketcher. After graduating fr.....read more


Journalism major, Katie Tobias, is late once again to her 9am copy editing class. This isn't the first time and most definitely won't be the last time.....read more


Located 50 miles south of the Canadian border, on the edge of the Bearpaw and Little Rocky Mountains, Anita Masaitis, RDH, DMD., '82, takes a deep bre.....read more


Seventeen hundred feet below the surface in West Virginia and five miles deep into a mine tunnel, the lights went out for Laurie Cywinski, '91. Cywins.....read more


Thomas Druby had choices. As a member of the Abe's Hot Dogs family, Druby could have gone into the family business. Instead, his affection for el.....read more


Jason Gogola and Tim Martarano work towards entrepreneurial success with the knowledge and relationships they forged during their time in LCCC's Web D.....read more


My name is Kimberly Reigert, Class of '09, and this is my story. Neither of my parents finished high school. My father was practically illiterate and .....read more


Christine Stevens- Slacktish '90 knew she wanted to go to college, but felt it would be difficult to afford. "I'm a country girl," she says. "I starte.....read more