News & Media
What is Robotics-Integrated Manufacturing Technology?
Robotics continues to be a fast-growing career path for people interested in entering a highly technical field. According to recent statistics, robotics jobs are on track to grow by 9% annually [...]
Lackawanna College Student Entrepreneur Wins tecBRIDGE Business Plan Competition
Lackawanna College Student Entrepreneur Tom Ohop, and his company Sensify won the 21st tecBRIDGE business plan competition. Tom Ohop, with help from student volunteers Matthew Guse and Joseph [...]
McDonald’s Sponsors Lackawanna College’s Cybersecurity Lab
The Lackawanna College Cybersecurity program received a sponsorship from McDonald’s for its lab in the upcoming Center for Technology Innovation (CTI). “It’s super empowering and exciting for [...]
Lackawanna College Esports Team Wins Rocket League National Championship
The Lackawanna College Esports team won the Spring 2023 NJCAAE Rocket League Championship, being the institution’s first national championship victory. This is the second time the Lackawanna [...]
As Food Insecurity On College Campuses Soars, Local Schools Meet Needs
Leslie Napolitano juggles motherhood, a job and classes at Luzerne County Community College. An in-school food pantry ensures she always has enough food to feed herself and her family. “The support [...]
Lackawanna College Hazleton Center Awarded Grant from Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Launching New Construction Program
Lackawanna College received $377,097.61 from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry as part of the PAsmart Building, Supporting and Expanding Registered Apprenticeship and [...]
Congressman Dan Meuser Promotes Lackawanna College PNG Program and New Technology Center at Roundtable Event
Congressman Dan Meuser hosted a roundtable event advocating the success of Lackawanna College Tunkhannock Center’s School of Petroleum & Natural Gas (PNG) with industry leaders and explained [...]
What Exactly Do You Do as a Medical Assistant
When it comes to healthcare careers, medical assistant jobs are in particularly high demand. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) predicts that medical assistant positions [...]
What Are the Qualifications to Become a Medical Assistant
Choosing a lucrative healthcare career that doesn’t require years of training can seem hard. If that’s the path you’re interested in, though, becoming a medical [...]
Lackawanna College Hosted Surgical Technology Event with Geisinger Medical Students
Lackawanna College hosted a Surgical Technology event with Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students in the Surgical Technology Program Lab. The event allowed Geisinger students to learn how [...]
Advice for Any First Generation College Students
Becoming a first-generation college student in your family is a big deal and a major accomplishment. You are defying the odds and creating a bright future for yourself and generations. However, being [...]
Lackawanna College Police Academy Hosts Governor Josh Shapiro to Discuss Police Recruitment Proposal
Lackawanna College’s Police Academy hosted Governor Josh Shapiro to discuss his public safety budget proposal and plan to recruit more police officers in Pennsylvania. “This is the place I [...]
Understanding National and Local Media
Kim Supon Kelly, a former reporter and anchor on Newswatch 16, joined a media ethics class at Lackawanna College to provide insight into the world of journalism and current broadcast media. Kelly [...]
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 [...]
Lackawanna College International Women’s Day Spotlight!
In honor of International Women’s Day, Lackawanna College would like to recognize the women in the college’s division chairs! We asked our division chairs to ask who is the most influential woman [...]
Lackawanna College’s Robotics Program Announces Amatrol Partnership
Lackawanna College’s Robotics & Integrated Technologies Program partners with Amatrol and Allegheny Education Systems. The partnership allows the Center for Technology Innovation’s Robotics [...]
How To Get Into Business Administration in the Petroleum & Natural Gas Industry
Want to enter an exciting yet established field? You might consider the petroleum and natural gas industries. And while many think of oil and gas engineering or technical jobs like drilling [...]
Addressing Food Insecurity is a Priority for Some Local Colleges and Universities
Exam scores, assignment deadlines, final grades and internships are not the only stressors some college students face. “Statistics out there that show 1/3 of college students struggle with [food] [...]