Lackawanna College - Honesdale/Lake Region Center
OPEN HOUSE AT THE SILK MILL
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 5:30 p.m. to
8 p.m.
All prospective students welcome.
Call 570-253-5408 for more details.
The Marketplace
627 Main Street Honesdale, Pennsylvania 18431
Telephone: 570.253.5408
FALL 2010
Hawley Silk Mill
8 Silk Mill Drive Hawley, Pennsylvania 18428
Click here for the 2010 Spring Lake Region Newsletter.
Cellular One Establishes Scholarship for Lake Region Students
Serving Wayne and Pike Counties and the Lake Wallenpaupack region of the Poconos
Lackawanna College Serves the Region 
From its start in Honesdale over 30 years ago, Lackawanna College has grown tremendously. Thanks to Lackawanna’s presence, the opportunity exists for Wayne and Pike County residents to attend college and earn a degree while still remaining at home.
And starting in Fall 2010, the College will be moving from our current location in Honesdale to the historic Silk Mill in Hawley. Lackawanna is taking 16,000 square feet and creating a state-of-the-art academic center that will allow the College to grow in terms of student population and academic offerings. Included in the design will be classrooms, computer labs, science labs and other student resources.
The expansion will allow Lackawanna to add new programs to our existing offerings. Fall 2010 will see the addition of the Kiesendahl school of Hospitality and Tourism with major concentrations in Hospitality Management (Fall 2010) and Culinary Arts (Fall 2011). Also added to the College's offerings the fall is an Ecological Sustainability degree.
Our Continuing Education addition for Fall 2010 is a one-year Career Advancement Program: Oil & Gas Accounting Clerk.
On the slate for Fall 2011 is a Physical Therapist Assistant degree and a Camp Leadership program.
The move will allow students from the surrounding communities to reach their academic goals. During the last semester over 100 students took degree courses -- and this fall’s class is anticipated to be even larger. Clearly, a community need is being met.
Diane Puhalla serves as director of Lackawanna’s Lake Region facility. The Center is a full service operation, providing business and industry training and continuing education courses in addition to degree and certificate programs.
Lackawanna enrolls a diverse student body. To attract top students, the college provides scholarship aid to those with high SAT scores. Others arrive at the institution, however, with academic deficiencies -- and find the help they need.
The College is committed to an open admissions policy; past performance doesn’t preclude future achievement. Developmental courses to improve learning skills are provided and backed by intensive counseling and tutoring. Financial aid is available and courses are distinguished by small class size and a great deal of individual attention.
Residents can earn an associate degree in many different areas of study and smoothly advance their education and career goals. The College links to the State System of Higher Education through the Academic Passport Program which allows a Lackawanna graduate to transfer directly to one of 14 state universities as a junior, with no lost credits or wasted money.
Graduates of Lackawanna can be found in leadership positions throughout this nation -- in its banks and industries, in its classrooms and hospitals, in its courthouses and city halls. For everyone who attends, Lackawanna College specializes in opportunity.
“Lackawanna College is proud of the role it has played in serving the people of Wayne and Pike counties through the years,” said Mrs. Puhalla. “We offer very exciting educational opportunities for the residents of our area and we are delighted to see more and more people taking advantage of our programs.”
She added, “Research consistently shows that education is the key to a better life. The more years of study completed, the more an individual earns during his or her working career. Those who attain college degrees also tend to be more satisfied with the quality of their lives. Clearly, a college degree pays substantial dividends throughout the years.”
Lackawanna College’s Lake Region Center is still located at 627 Main Street in Honesdale. For further information about the move to Hawley, new programs or to register for Summer or Fall classes, phone 570.253.5408 or e-mail us at honesdale@lackawanna.edu. You can visit the college on the web at www.lackawanna.edu.
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