Lackawanna College is a private, accredited college serving the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Our main campus is located in downtown Scranton, and our footprint includes satellite centers in Covington Twp., Hawley, Hazleton, Sunbury, Towanda and Tunkhannock.
Our curriculum provides students with a direct path to a bachelor’s degree, associate degree, or one of many different professional certifications. Additionally, our Continuing Education department helps put the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania back to work with modern career skills.
Lackawanna is also one of the most cost-efficient regional higher education institutions.
From our roots as the Scranton Business College in 1894 to our online degree options, Lackawanna College has always responded to our students’ needs as they work towards a life-changing degree.
Institutional Accreditation
Lackawanna College is approved by the Pennsylvania State Department of Education to grant bachelor’s degrees, associate degrees, and professional certificates.
Lackawanna College is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE or the Commission) www.msche.org. Lackawanna College’s accreditation status is Accreditation Reaffirmed. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status in August 2025 was to approve the College’s substantive change request to include additional locations at 105 Wilson Avenue, Greensburg, PA 15601, 3184 Airport Road, Bethlehem, PA 18017, and 1669 Opportunity Avenue, Chambersburg, PA 17201 within the institution’s scope of accreditation. Please click here to view the college’s most recent Statement of Accreditation Status.
MSCHE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidate status) activities for institutions of higher education, including distance, correspondence education, and direct assessment programs offered at those institutions. The Commission’s geographic area of accrediting activities is throughout the United States. To file a complaint with the MSCHE, please click here.
The United States Department of Education (USDE) recognizes accrediting agencies deemed authorities on the quality of higher education. Under the Higher Education Act’s (HEA’s) federal student aid programs, accrediting agencies recognized by USDE must meet the Department’s regulatory criteria. MSCHE is a Title IV gatekeeper and is a link to federal programs, and institutions access Title IV through MSCHE accreditation.
Lackawanna College undergoes the process of MSCHE self-study every eight years. Self-study is a collaborative process under which the institution performs a self-assessment of itself to determine its ability to meet the MSCHE Standards for Accreditation and Requirements of Affiliation.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
1007 North Orange Street
4th Floor, MB #166
Wilmington, DE 19801
267-284-5000
www.msche.org
info@msche.org
Individual degree and certificate programs have received accreditation through:
- Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education
- Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
- National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Accreditation
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission