Lackawanna College’s ACT 101 Program is designed to help students who may be having difficulty adjusting to college life. 

These difficulties may be related to:

• Limited financial resources
• Poor high school grades
• Underdeveloped or non-existent study skills
• Long absence from an educational institution
• Undefined career plans
• Hectic lifestyle
• Demands of parenthood

ACT 101 provides services that can offset such disadvantages.
Services include:

• Tutoring in ALL subject areas
• Academic counseling
• Career counseling
• Counseling for personal concerns

ACT 101 also offers a Pre-College Program every summer and intercession.  This program is designed to help students prepare for academic life.   This program includes a FREE three-credit course entitled College Study Skills.   To enroll, students must fill out an application.

ACT 101 also sponsors the Kappa Chapter of the Chi Alpha Epsilon Honor Society; it was formed to recognize the academic achievements of students who enroll with ACT 101.

The purposes of the society are:

• To promote continued high academic standards
• To foster increased communication among its members
• To honor academic excellence

Full time students who hold a grade point average of 3.0 for two consecutive semesters are eligible for membership.

*Lackawanna College’s ACT 101 Program, the College’s Higher Education Equal Opportunity Program is partially funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Education