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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 [...]
Dr. Jill Murray Named an Editorial Board Member for the new journal for Esports, Annals of Esports Research (AER)
May 18, 2021– Announced in a recent press release on May 18, 2021, ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú President, Dr. Jill Murray has been named as an Editorial Board Member for the new journal for Esports, Annals [...]
¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú Graduation List 2021
¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú 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 ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú 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 – ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú Rally for Restaurants and Metz Culinary Management had committed to raising up to $10,000 for the #RallyFinale Contest through their final dinner [...]
¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú Expands Medical Assistant Program to Support Demand
¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú 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, ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú Rally for Restaurants and Metz Culinary Management have [...]
¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú and Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance Partner to Help Local Hospitality and Leisure Industry
A new partnership between ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú Lake Region Center and the Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance aims to help local hospitality and leisure businesses grow their staff and train their existing [...]
¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú Partners with CHOP for Pop-Up Food Pantry
¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú 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 [...]
¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú Announces Tunkhannock Center Director
SCRANTON, Pa. – March 22, 2021 – Kayla Guilford, Associate Director of Institutional Research at ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú, has been named the director of the new satellite center located in [...]
¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú and Johnson College Sign Articulation Agreement
SCRANTON, Pa. – March 29, 2021 – Recently ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú and Johnson College signed an articulation agreement that gives Johnson College students the opportunity to transfer credits to [...]
¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú to Hold Raffle to Benefit Pinky Swear Foundation
The ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú 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 [...]
¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú 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, ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú is planning a return to normal, [...]
City of Scranton Awards ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú 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 ¾Ã¾Ã¸£Àû¹ú²ú has been awarded a $150,000 CARES Technology Assistance Grant to support an initiative that [...]
