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LCC

Luzerne County Community College

Nanticoke, Pennsylvania Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, Luzerne County Community College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 4,460 students.

Luzerne County Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 88 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Business/Commerce. It awarded 583 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 60% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
4,460
Students enrolled
60%
First-year retention
583
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
88
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 88

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

Health Professions 13
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 6
Construction Trades 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Computer and Information Sciences 6
Visual and Performing Arts 7
Family and Consumer Sciences 3
Psychology 1
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Engineering Technologies 9
Communication and Journalism 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 5
Precision Production 3
Communications Technologies 3
Legal Professions and Studies 2
English Language and Literature 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Education 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Engineering 1
Physical Sciences 1
Social Sciences 2
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 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
60%
First-year retention, part-time students
46%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
482
Certificates under 1 year
31
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
70

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,460
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,460
Full-time, fall 2024
30%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,068
Full-time, 2024-25
28%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 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
56%
Hispanic or Latino
23%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
12%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
22%
Students taking some online courses
34%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Mr. John Yudichak
Services and opportunities
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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