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Lackawanna College Graduation List 2021
Lackawanna College 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 Lackawanna College 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 – Lackawanna College Rally for Restaurants and Metz Culinary Management had committed to raising up to $10,000 for the #RallyFinale Contest through their final dinner [...]
Lackawanna College Expands Medical Assistant Program to Support Demand
Lackawanna College 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, Lackawanna College Rally for Restaurants and Metz Culinary Management have [...]
Lackawanna College and Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance Partner to Help Local Hospitality and Leisure Industry
A new partnership between Lackawanna College Lake Region Center and the Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance aims to help local hospitality and leisure businesses grow their staff and train their existing [...]
Lackawanna College Partners with CHOP for Pop-Up Food Pantry
Lackawanna College Towanda Center students, faculty, and staff joined Child Hunger Outreach Partners (CHOP) for a pop-up food pantry at the Center to benefit individuals in need in Bradford [...]
Lackawanna College Announces Tunkhannock Center Director
SCRANTON, Pa. – March 22, 2021 – Kayla Guilford, Associate Director of Institutional Research at Lackawanna College, has been named the director of the new satellite center located in [...]
Lackawanna College and Johnson College Sign Articulation Agreement
SCRANTON, Pa. – March 29, 2021 – Recently Lackawanna College and Johnson College signed an articulation agreement that gives Johnson College students the opportunity to transfer credits to [...]
Lackawanna College to Hold Raffle to Benefit Pinky Swear Foundation
The Lackawanna College Pinky Swear PACK (Pinky Swear Ambassadors on College Campuses to Help Kids with Cancer) is selling raffle tickets for a large spring-inspired basket. Proceeds from the raffle [...]
Lackawanna College Plans for Return to In-Person Instruction for Fall 2021
SCRANTON, Pa. – March 24, 2021 – After a year of adapting to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic through virtual and hybrid courses, Lackawanna College is planning a return to normal, [...]
City of Scranton Awards Lackawanna College CARES ACT CDBG-CV Technology Assistance Grant to Help Local Restaurants Boost Sales
SCRANTON, PA. – March 17, 2021 – Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti has announced that Lackawanna College has been awarded a $150,000 CARES Technology Assistance Grant to support an initiative that [...]
Allied Services Establishes Full Scholarships for Lackawanna College Nursing Students
Allied Services has created the Allied Services Nursing Scholarship to provide full tuition for eligible students in Lackawanna College’s nursing associate degree [...]
LACKAWANNA COLLEGE NAMED TO FAST COMPANY’S WORLD’S MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES LIST
Lackawanna College has been included in Fast Company’s prestigious list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in 2021 for its Level Up [...]
Lackawanna College Named a Military Friendly® School
Lackawanna College has earned the 2021-2022 Military Friendly® School. Being designated as Military Friendly® means that Lackawanna College shows a commitment to creating sustainable civilian [...]
Lackawanna College Sunbury Center Receives Grant to Open Medical Lab, Launch Programs
The Lackawanna College Sunbury Center has received a $12,500 grant from The 1994 Charles B. Degenstein Foundation that was used to purchase equipment for its new medical lab. The lab houses the [...]
Lackawanna College Athletics Administrators Transition into New Roles
SCRANTON, Pa. – Feb. 8, 2021 – Lackawanna College has announced that Athletic Department administrators will transition into new roles. Current Director of Athletics Joya Whittington will [...]
Lackawanna College’s Rally for Restaurants Aids Local Restaurants, Scholarships
Lackawanna College's Rally for Restaurants, an initiative to help restaurants during COVID-19, raised over $30,000 for participating restaurants, and over $7,000 for student scholarships. [...]