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Luzerne County Community College

Nanticoke, Pennsylvania·Public, 2-year·Mid East·luzerne.edu
6-yr Graduation
23%
Total enrollment
4,460
peer median 5,877
Avg net price
$10,228
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
23%
Full-time retention
60%

Pell equity

10.0pp gap
Pell recipients
20%
Non-Pell
30%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 76 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 65 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
76
Passing
11
14.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

76programs
  • Passing11 · 14.5%
  • No Data65 · 85.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
3
Watch
3
Safe
5
No data
65

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
Computer Software and Media Applications
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+4.5%
$36,875 vs $35,274
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+8.9%
$38,416 vs $35,274
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+9.8%
$38,714 vs $35,274
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+11.3%
$39,244 vs $35,274
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+18.5%
$41,817 vs $35,274
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+22.2%
$43,095 vs $35,274
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+38.7%
$48,910 vs $35,274
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+50.8%
$53,186 vs $35,274

Near the line (±5%)

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

1
Computer Software and Media Applications
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+4.5%
+$1,601

Debt vs earnings

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

6
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
24%
$9,379 debt · $38,714 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
23%
$13,123 debt · $57,451 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
21%
$8,000 debt · $38,416 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$13,250 debt · $63,945 earn
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
20%
$9,897 debt · $48,910 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$15,500 debt · $87,684 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1975Next review Jan 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 7

  1. Jun 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  3. Jul 2020Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  4. Jan 2020Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Sep 2019Renewal 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$8,623
$30–48k$9,347
$48–75k$11,956
$75–110k$14,962
$110k+$14,782

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

Avg net price
$10,228
vs Community College median $10,228
Federal loans
28.5%
In-state tuition
$6,450
Out-of-state
$15,810

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 2,172 students received $9.6M in Pell grants, alongside $5.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,172
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$9.6M
$9,588,566 total
Direct Loans
$5.3M
1,600 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.6M
1,161 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.5M
412 loan awards
Parent PLUS$241K
27 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 1,225 borrowers who entered repayment, 52 (4.2%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.2%
+1.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,225
Defaulted
52
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.4%
2017
15.5%
2018
11.5%
2019
4.2%
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 Luzerne

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs87
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

392 total completions
01Health Professions
16441.8%
02Liberal Arts
5814.8%
03Business
5313.5%
04Mechanic
215.4%
05Visual/Performing Arts
194.8%
06Engineering Tech
184.6%
07Family/Consumer Sci
184.6%
08Psychology
174.3%
09Computer Sciences
153.8%
10Public Admin
92.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
4,460
12-mo unduplicated
6,271
Undergraduate
6,271
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
36%2,237
Women
64%4,034

Race / ethnicity composition

White
49.8%
Hispanic
22.2%
Unknown
16.3%
Black
8.6%
Asian
1.8%
Two or more
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
Non-resident
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
27
27 M · 0 W
Women athletes
0.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$111K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
Head-coach salaries
$5K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Basketball
15 M ·
$50K
Baseball
12 M ·
$29K
Cross Country
1 M ·
$4K

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 · 4,220 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
0
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

    No hate crimes reported.

    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
    15.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    104

    Luzerne vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Luzerne 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
    SubjectLuzerne County Community College
    23%4,460$10,228Community College
    Community College of Allegheny County
    10,609$8,166Community College
    Harrisburg Area Community College
    12,585$12,117Community College
    Frederick Community College
    7,293$2,801Community College
    North Country Community College
    1,658$11,690Community College
    CUNY School of Law
    669
    Peer group median23%5,877$10,228

    Frequently asked questions about Luzerne County Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Luzerne.

    What is the graduation rate at Luzerne County Community College?

    Luzerne County Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 23% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Luzerne County Community College?

    Luzerne County Community College reports a total enrollment of 4,460 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Luzerne County Community College?

    The average net price at Luzerne County Community College is $10,228 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Luzerne County Community College located?

    Luzerne County Community College is located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania 18634.

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