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¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú to Offer Tuition-Free Classes to Local McDonald’s Employees
SCRANTON, Pa. – Oct. 28, 2021 – ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú announced a new partnership that will allow employees in 16 local McDonald’s to attend college tuition-free. Under the agreement, qualifying [...]
Tuition-Free Education for McDonald’s Employees
¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú and Mueller Family McDonald’s Partnership ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú is excited to partner with the Mueller family McDonald’s to provide educational opportunities to employees who want [...]
¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú Ranked Amongst Fastest-Growing Colleges
¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú is ranked as the fastest-growing private, nonprofit college in the nation by the Chronicle of Higher Education on their Fastest-Growing Colleges, 2009-2019 [...]
¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú Amongst Fastest-Growing Colleges
¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú is ranked as the fastest-growing private, nonprofit college in the United States by the Chronicle of Higher Education on their Fastest-Growing Colleges, 2009-2019 [...]
High School Students in ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú’s Level Up Program Honored
SCRANTON, Pa. – Oct. 7, 2021 – On Tuesday, Sept. 21, several local high school students in ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú’s award-winning Level Up program were recognized at a ‘Level Up 30 Down’ [...]
Student Financial Services: A new way to help our Falcons
During the summer of 2021, ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú combined two critical offices in an effort to serve students better. The new Student Financial Services (SFS) office joins the former Financial Aid and [...]
Dr. Jill Murray Named to Ben Franklin Technology Partners Board
SCRANTON, Pa. – Sept. 29, 2021 – ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú President Dr. Jill Murray has been selected as a member of the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/NEP) Board [...]
¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú and Wilkes University Sign Early Entrance Agreement
SCRANTON, Pa. – Sept. 16, 2021 – ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú has signed an agreement that will give students early entry into Wilkes University’s Maslow Family Graduate Creative Writing Program. [...]
¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú receives PA GOAL Grants
¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú was recently awarded four grants from PA GOAL (Pennsylvania Grants for Open and Affordable [...]
¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú Receives Sponsorships for School of Petroleum and Natural Gas
SCRANTON, Pa. – Sept. 3, 2021 – ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú announced multi-year agreements with natural gas industry leaders for the School of Petroleum and Natural Gas (PNG) located in the new satellite [...]
Lackawanna Grows Medical Assistant Program with $150K Grant
SCRANTON, Pa. – August 25, 2021 – ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú has received a $150,000 grant from Moses Taylor Foundation to launch a certified clinical medical assistant (CCMA) certificate program at the [...]
Lackawanna welcomes new Cyber Security program director
¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú has named Marc Gonzalez as its new Cyber Security program [...]
Celebrating the opening of our new Tunkhannock CenterÂ
TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. – ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú celebrated the opening of its Tunkhannock Center, 420 West Tioga Plaza, Suite 104, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. The [...]
Lackawanna training future Scranton, Wilkes-Barre officers
SCRANTON, Pa. – ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú’s Police Academy Class 255 is off to an impressive start. Comprised of 11 officers from both the Scranton and Wilkes Barre Police Departments, this cohort [...]
Police Academy testing begins for November 2021 class
SCRANTON, Pa. – The testing phase to join the next ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú Police Academy class is currently underway. Successful applicants testing at this time may be eligible to join the [...]
¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú Receives $5,000 Grant to Support STEM-Focused Summer Camp
SCRANTON, Pa. – June 9, 2021 – ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú has received a $5,000 Business Education Partnership (BEP) grant from the Lackawanna County Workforce Development Board (WDB) to support the [...]
¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú Pinky Swear PACK Honored for Fundraising Efforts
SCRANTON, Pa. – June 2, 2021 – The ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú Pinky Swear Ambassadors on College Campuses to Help Kids with Cancer (PACK) was honored at a virtual event on May 26 by the Pinky Swear [...]
SUNY Orange, ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú Sign Transfer Agreement
MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. – Orange County Community College (SUNY Orange) and ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú Lake Region Center have jointly approved a transfer agreement that provides a seamless and smooth pathway [...]
