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Lackawanna College President Dr. Jill Murray Named to 2023 Higher Education Power 100

Lackawanna College President & Chief Innovation Office, Dr. Jill Murray, ranked 37th in City & State Pennsylvania’s 2023 Higher Education Power 100.  A lifelong Scrantonian, Dr. Murray became Lackawanna College’s first female president in July of 2020, previously serving as its executive vice president from 2012 to 2020. Under her leadership, Lackawanna College was named […]

Lackawanna College Center Highlights – Towanda

The Lackawanna College Towanda Center offers plenty of programs for incoming students, providing high-quality education for anyone located in Bradford and Sullivan counties. The center has many connections to local businesses and can help current employees grow with certificate programs. The Towanda Center is the perfect place to build a career with numerous degree and […]

Occupational Therapy Assistant Ranked #1 in Best Health Care Support Jobs

An occupational therapist assistant helps people with mental or physical challenges develop, recover, improve and maintain skills they need for daily living. These skills can involve daily activities like walking, standing, learning how to eat meals or bathing. According to U.S. News, occupational therapy assistants rank #1 in Best Health Care Support Jobs and #19 […]

Making a Difference for Our Students

Lackawanna College is driven by its student success and how our faculty and staff make a positive difference in our students lives in their time at college. At Lackawanna College’s Faculty & Staff Appreciation Night and Difference Maker Recognition Thursday Feb. 10, students nominated and selected faculty and staff members as Difference Makers. A Difference […]

Lackawanna College Center Highlights – Tunkhannock

The Lackawanna College Tunkhannock Center offers plenty of programs for incoming students, providing high-quality education for anyone located in Wyoming, Luzerne, Lackawanna, Bradford, Sullivan and Susquehanna counties. One of the main draws to the Tunkhannock Center is its School of Petroleum and Natural Gas associate degree and certificate programs. Although the center offers programs such […]

Lackawanna College Receives Funding Through PA Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program

Lackawanna College received a grant award of $20,000 as part of the Pennsylvania’s Office of the First Lady and the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s 2022-23 PA Hunger-Free Campus grant program. Joining 27 other postsecondary institutions across the state, Lackawanna College will work to reduce student hunger insecurities on campus, provide awareness programs, create student advocacy […]

Lackawanna College Receives Funding Through It’s On Us PA Grant Program

Lackawanna College received a grant award of $39,591 as part of Governor Tom Wolf’s 2022-23 It’s On Us Pennsylvania grant program. This is the fourth time Lackawanna College received this grant and will join other institutions across the state to help address and respond effectively to sexual violence on campus. “Lackawanna College is thrilled to […]

Lackawanna College Center Highlights – Sunbury

The Lackawanna College Sunbury Center offers a wide range of certificate, associate and bachelor programs for students to find the education path best suited for them. The Sunbury Center is in a convenient location for students to meet their everyday needs while getting their education. Lackawanna College’s Sunbury Center is known as “The Community’s College” […]