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Official telephone: (570) 961-7810
Toll-free telephone: (877) 346-3552
Fax number: (570) 961-7858

Website: www.ljc.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2009

Quick FactsTOP
Year established: 1894
Type of school: private (nonprofit)
Programs: 2-year undergraduate
Religious affiliation: no
Campus enrollment: 956 students
Coeducational information: coeducational institution
Location description: in or near a small/medium city (pop. 75,000-300,000)
Application fee: $30

Contact InformationTOP
Street address: Lackawanna College - Scranton
501 Vine Street
Scranton, PA 18509-3206
Main telephone numbers: 570 961-7810
877 346-3552 (toll free)
570 961-7858 (fax)

Campus LinksTOP
Main homepage: www.ljc.edu

Quick CodesTOP
SAT number: 2373
ACT number: 3605
FAFSA number: 003283

Campus SummaryTOP
The Lackawanna College main campus is located in former Central High School building, which was renovated to restore the architectural splendor of its ornate and stately 19th Century origins in appearence, and realize its 21st Century potential in its educational facilities. Commited to an open admissions policy, Lackawanna College distinguishes itself by offering higher education opportunities to all persons who seek to improve their lives. The College has a comprehensive program of services to support aspiring students who will tranfer to four-year institutions, seek employment, upgrade their job-skills, or further develop their potential. There is a place waiting for everyone in an institution that combines the best of the old with the finest of the new, the proven and the promising-the Scranton campus of Lackawanna College.


Unique/Special ProgramsTOP
Lackawanna College operates a Police Academy, and offers the Municiple Police Officers Education and Training Program, ACT 120. Successful completion of the program allows the student to transfer 24 credits toward a Criminal Justice Degree at Lackawana. A Paramedic Training Program is also offered, with the possibility of transferring up to 32 credits toward our EMS Degree. The Lackawanna experience affords the opportunity to attain your maximum potential by being part of a close-knit community, with the individual and personal attention of a dedicated and caring staff, attentive counseling, small classes (1:18 teacher to student ratio), and the availability of tutoring.

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