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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. [...]

Lackawanna College Awarded $300K Grant to Expand NEPA Healthcare Workforce

SCRANTON, Pa. – Jan. 27, 2021 – Lackawanna College has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the NEPA Health Care Foundation to help grow and retain northeastern Pennsylvania’s healthcare [...]

Lackawanna College and Harrisburg University Sign Transfer Agreement

Lackawanna College and Harrisburg University of Science and Technology have signed an agreement that will make it easier for students from Lackawanna College to continue their education at Harrisburg [...]

Lackawanna College Awarded Funding for Suicide Prevention

The Pennsylvania Higher Education Suicide Prevention Coalition has awarded Lackawanna College a mini-grant to launch “You Matter”, a student-led project that combines a visual suicide prevention [...]

Lackawanna College Receives It’s On Us PA Grant

SCRANTON, Pa. – Jan. 8, 2021 – Lackawanna College received a grant award of $19,250 as part of Governor Tom Wolf’s 2020-21 It’s On Us PA grant program. This is the third time Lackawanna [...]

Towanda Center Falcon Of The Month Award

Gracie Adams is a Lackawanna College Towanda Center Freshman in the business administration associate degree program. Gracie Adams has been named the Center’s Falcon of the Month for December. [...]

Lackawanna College Named One of the Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania

SCRANTON, Pa. – Dec. 4, 2020 – Lackawanna College ranked No. 21 among 100 companies vying to win a designation as one of the “Best Places to Work” in PA. The College has earned the [...]

Lackawanna College Student-Run Restaurant Launches New Online Store

SCRANTON, Pa. – Nov. 23, 2020 – Lackawanna College’s student-run restaurant, 409 on Adams, has launched its new online store. The Marketplace at 409 on Adams sells professional quality [...]

New PA Law to Benefit Lackawanna’s Surgical Technology Program

SCRANTON, Pa. – Nov. 17, 2020 – A new Pennsylvania law requiring all surgical technologists to graduate from an accredited program, pass an accredited exam and complete 15 hours of continuing [...]

Lackawanna College Announces Reopening Plan for Fall Semester

SCRANTON, Pa. – July 15, 2020 – Lackawanna College announced its reopening plan today for the fall semester, which begins Monday, Aug. 31, at all locations. The plan includes implementing new [...]

Lackawanna College Esports Team to Participate in Maui Esports Invitational

The Lackawanna College Rocket League team will participate in the first-ever Maui Esports Invitational from November 14 to 20. Various stages of the tournament will be broadcast on the official [...]

LCEEC Center Director to Receive Environmental Partnership Award

SCRANTON, Pa. – Nov. 12, 2020 – Sharon Yanik-Craig, director of the Lackawanna College Environmental Center (LCEEC) is among the recipients of the 2020 Northeast Environmental Partnership Awards. [...]

Lackawanna College Sonography Program Holds Basket Raffle for Charity

SCRANTON, Pa. – October 27, 2020 – The Lackawanna College Sonography Department is holding a basket raffle for Jack of Hearts, a nonprofit that provides education and resources to local families [...]

Lackawanna College Adding New Center in Tunkhannock

SCRANTON, Pa. – Oct. 7, 2020 – Lackawanna College has announced that it is opening a new Center in Tunkhannock, which will house the College’s School of Petroleum and Natural Gas as well as [...]