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Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, Pennsylvania Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, Lehigh Carbon Community College is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 6,221 students.

Lehigh Carbon Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 68 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, General Studies, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 851 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 10 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 59% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
6,221
Students enrolled
59%
First-year retention
851
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
68
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 68

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 8
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Computer and Information Sciences 6
Education 4
Visual and Performing Arts 5
Psychology 1
Communications Technologies 3
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Engineering Technologies 5
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Communication and Journalism 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Engineering 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Science Technologies 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Physical Sciences 2
Construction Trades 3
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Precision Production 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
59%
First-year retention, part-time students
41%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
780
Certificates under 1 year
9
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
62

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
6,221
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,221
Full-time, fall 2024
27%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
8,925
Full-time, 2024-25
21%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
64%
Men
36%
White
51%
Hispanic or Latino
30%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
10
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
41%
Students taking some online courses
29%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
President
Ann D. Bieber
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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