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High School Students in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s Level Up Program Honored

SCRANTON, Pa. – Oct. 7, 2021 – On Tuesday, Sept. 21, several local high school students in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™s award-winning Level Up program were recognized at a ‘Level Up 30 Down’ [...]

Student Financial Services: A new way to help our Falcons

During the summer of 2021, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ combined two critical offices in an effort to serve students better. The new Student Financial Services (SFS) office joins the former Financial Aid and [...]

Dr. Jill Murray Named to Ben Franklin Technology Partners Board

SCRANTON, Pa. – Sept. 29, 2021 – Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ President Dr. Jill Murray has been selected as a member of the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) Board [...]

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ and Wilkes University Sign Early Entrance Agreement

SCRANTON, Pa. – Sept. 16, 2021 – Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ has signed an agreement that will give students early entry into Wilkes University’s Maslow Family Graduate Creative Writing Program. [...]

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ receives PA GOAL Grants

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ was recently awarded four grants from PA GOAL (Pennsylvania Grants for Open and Affordable [...]

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Receives Sponsorships for School of Petroleum and Natural Gas

SCRANTON, Pa. – Sept. 3, 2021 – Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ announced multi-year agreements with natural gas industry leaders for the School of Petroleum and Natural Gas (PNG) located in the new satellite [...]

Lackawanna Grows Medical Assistant Program with $150K Grant

SCRANTON, Pa. – August 25, 2021 – Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ has received a $150,000 grant from Moses Taylor Foundation to launch a certified clinical medical assistant (CCMA) certificate program at the [...]

Celebrating the opening of our new Tunkhannock Center 

TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. – Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ celebrated the opening of its Tunkhannock Center, 420 West Tioga Plaza, Suite 104, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. The [...]

Police Academy testing begins for November 2021 class

SCRANTON, Pa. – The testing phase to join the next Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Police Academy class is currently underway. Successful applicants testing at this time may be eligible to join the [...]

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Receives $5,000 Grant to Support STEM-Focused Summer Camp

SCRANTON, Pa. – June 9, 2021 – Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ has received a $5,000 Business Education Partnership (BEP) grant from the Lackawanna County Workforce Development Board (WDB) to support the [...]

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Pinky Swear PACK Honored for Fundraising Efforts

SCRANTON, Pa. – June 2, 2021 – The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Pinky Swear Ambassadors on College Campuses to Help Kids with Cancer (PACK) was honored at a virtual event on May 26 by the Pinky Swear [...]

Dr. Jill Murray Named an Editorial Board Member for the new journal for Esports, Annals of Esports Research (AER)

May 18, 2021– Announced in a recent press release on May 18, 2021, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ President, Dr. Jill Murray has been named as an Editorial Board Member for the new journal for Esports, Annals [...]

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Graduation List 2021

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ recognized its largest-ever single graduating class with a combined virtual 127th commencement ceremony on May 16 that celebrated both the Class of 2020 and 2021. The Class of 2020 [...]

LCEEC Announces Expansion of Conservation & Natural Resource Certificate Program

The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Environmental Education Center (LCEEC) has announced the expansion of its popular Conservation and Natural Resource (CNR) certificate program. Now, students can take the [...]

Rally for Restaurants Announces Not Just One, but Five #RallyFinale Contest Winners

SCRANTON, Pa. – May 10, 2021 – Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Rally for Restaurants and Metz Culinary Management had committed to raising up to $10,000 for the #RallyFinale Contest through their final dinner [...]

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Expands Medical Assistant Program to Support Demand

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ is launching its Medical Assistant (MA) program at its satellite centers in Sunbury and Hazleton in Summer 2021. The College will also launch the program at its main campus in [...]

Rally for Restaurant Partners in Final Push to Support Restaurants Impacted by COVID-19

SCRANTON, Pa. – April 23, 2021 – After raising nearly $50,000 for restaurants and over $12,000 for student scholarships, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Rally for Restaurants and Metz Culinary Management have [...]