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Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, Pennsylvania·Public, 2-year·Mid East·lccc.edu
6-yr Graduation
30%
Total enrollment
6,221
peer median 6,492
Avg net price
$9,568
+$1.7k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
30%
Full-time retention
59%

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 74 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 63 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
74
Passing
10
13.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.4% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.4%
+0.8pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

74programs
  • Passing10 · 13.5%
  • No Data63 · 85.1%
  • Failing1 · 1.4%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
8
No data
63

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

11
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
-8.8%
$32,159 vs $35,274
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+2.6%
$36,208 vs $35,274
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+19.2%
$42,045 vs $35,274
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+27.0%
$44,790 vs $35,274
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+27.6%
$45,023 vs $35,274
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+29.5%
$45,688 vs $35,274
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+31.8%
$46,503 vs $35,274
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+47.0%
$51,860 vs $35,274

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+2.6%
+$934

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

9
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
31%
$14,486 debt · $46,503 earn
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
30%
$13,804 debt · $45,688 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
27%
$12,015 debt · $45,023 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
23%
$9,813 debt · $42,045 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
21%
$11,000 debt · $51,860 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
18%
$9,990 debt · $55,673 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$13,400 debt · $85,150 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$9,080 debt · $58,467 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 2015Next review Nov 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 10

  1. Oct 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  2. Apr 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  3. Apr 2023Voluntary Withdrawal Received
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  4. Aug 2022Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  5. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$6,941
$30–48k$7,817
$48–75k$11,309
$75–110k$14,094
$110k+$14,856

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$9,568
+$1,713vs Community College median $7,856
Federal loans
22.2%
In-state tuition
$5,215
Out-of-state
$13,205

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 2,700 students received $10.8M in Pell grants, alongside $7.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,700
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$10.8M
$10,847,055 total
Direct Loans
$7.6M
2,286 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
20
3k
21
3k
22
3k
23
3k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.2M
1,161 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.3M
1,119 loan awards
Parent PLUS$59K
6 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,288 borrowers who entered repayment, 47 (3.6%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.6%
+1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,288
Defaulted
47
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.4%
2017
16.3%
2018
9.6%
2019
3.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at LCCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs71
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

756 total completions
01Health Professions
23431.0%
02Liberal Arts
14419.0%
03Business
13117.3%
04Computer Sciences
557.3%
05Education
506.6%
06Visual/Performing Arts
405.3%
07Psychology
334.4%
08Security/Protective
314.1%
09Communication
192.5%
10Comm. Technologies
192.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
6,221
12-mo unduplicated
9,052
Undergraduate
9,052
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
36%3,214
Women
64%5,838

Race / ethnicity composition

White
48.8%
Hispanic
32.7%
Black
8.8%
Unknown
3.4%
Asian
2.7%
Two or more
2.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Non-resident
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
117
67 M · 50 W
Women athletes
42.7%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$302K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$7K
$7K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Soccer
22 M · 18 W
$42K
Baseball
27 M ·
$46K
Basketball
14 M · 10 W
$73K
Softball
· 12 W
$33K
Volleyball
· 10 W
$24K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 6,242 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    • Sexual orientation1

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    17.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    75

    LCCC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions LCCC selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectLehigh Carbon Community College
    30%6,221$9,568Community College
    Reading Area Community College
    5,369$8,039Community College
    Montgomery County Community College
    9,278$9,930Community College
    Raritan Valley Community College
    98.6%6,762$6,613Community College
    Hagerstown Community College
    5,085$7,672Community College
    Erie Community College
    8,090$6,358Community College
    Peer group median30%98.6%6,492$7,856

    Frequently asked questions about Lehigh Carbon Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about LCCC.

    What is the graduation rate at Lehigh Carbon Community College?

    Lehigh Carbon Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 30% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Lehigh Carbon Community College?

    Lehigh Carbon Community College reports a total enrollment of 6,221 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Lehigh Carbon Community College?

    The average net price at Lehigh Carbon Community College is $9,568 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Lehigh Carbon Community College located?

    Lehigh Carbon Community College is located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania 18078-2598.

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