Founded in 1894, Lackawanna College is a private, accredited college serving the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania. With a main campus situated in downtown Scranton, Lackawanna’s expanding footprint also includes satellite centers in Hawley, Hazleton, New Milford, Sunbury, and Towanda. Lackawanna College is a premier, private, accredited college. Just consider these facts!

• Career-Focused Education: Our curriculum helps provide students with a direct path to an associate degree, bachelor’s degree or one of many different professional certifications.  Our Continuing Education department has helped put the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania back to work with the skills they need to succeed.
• Cost-Efficient: Our students graduate with approximately 40 percent less student loan debt than those who pursue their bachelor’s degree at a single four-year institution.
• Accredited: Lackawanna College is approved by the Pennsylvania State Department of Education to grant associate degrees and is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, which is designated as a National Accrediting Agency by the U.S. Office of Education.
• Several Locations: Lackawanna’s satellite centers around Northeastern Pennsylvania make it easier to find a great education closer to home.  In fact, Lackawanna draws 80 percent of its student population right from our own region.  Our main campus is located in Scranton, PA. There are five satellite centers in Hazleton, Lake Region, New Milford, Sunbury, and Towanda, along with our Environmental Education Center in Covington Township.