Community CollegePublic
Luzerne County Community College
6-yr Graduation
23%
—
Total enrollment
4,460
peer median 6,232
Avg net price
$9,433
+$2.9k vs Community College
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About
Luzerne County Community College (LCCC) is a public community college in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. LCCC offers over 100 academic, technical, and career programs. The institution uses an open admissions policy for most programs, and has over 35,000 graduates. In addition to the 167-acre main campus in Nanticoke, the school maintains 7 satellite learning centers located throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania. LCCC Dedicated Centers are located in Berwick, Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Shamokin, Hazleton, Pittston, and Watsontown.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
23%
Overall completion
23%
Full-time retention
60%
Full-time retention
60%
Pell equity
6.1pp gap
Pell recipients
20%54 of 273
Non-Pell (all)
26%61 of 234
Subsidized loan, no Pell
30%24 of 81
No Federal Aid
24%37 of 153
Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
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.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Computer Software and Media Applications
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
$36,875
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
+4.5%
+$1,601
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
$38,416
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
+8.9%
+$3,142
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
$38,714
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
+9.8%
+$3,440
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
$39,244
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
+11.3%
+$3,970
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
$41,817
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
+18.5%
+$6,543
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
$43,095
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
+22.2%
+$7,821
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
$48,910
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
+38.7%
+$13,636
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
$53,186
$35,274
Same-State HS Median
+50.8%
+$17,912
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.
Program
EP gap
Status
Computer Software and Media Applications
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+4.5%
+$1,601
Just passing
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$9,379
$38,714
24%
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$9,379 debt · $38,714 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$13,123
$57,451
23%
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$13,123 debt · $57,451 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$8,000
$38,416
21%
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$8,000 debt · $38,416 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$13,250
$63,945
21%
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$13,250 debt · $63,945 earn
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$9,897
$48,910
20%
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$9,897 debt · $48,910 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$15,500
$87,684
18%
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$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
- Jun 2021Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Jul 2020Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Jan 2020Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Sep 2019Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price
$9,433
+$2,857vs Community College median $6,576
Federal loans
28.8%
In-state tuition
$6,600
Out-of-state
$16,260
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 2,215 students received $10.1M in Pell grants, alongside $5.5M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
2,215
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$10.1M
$10,129,952 total
Direct Loans
$5.5M
1,663 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
1,189 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.6M
446 loan awards
Parent PLUS$246K
28 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.
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%+5.1
2017
15.5%+6.3
2018
11.5%+4.5
2019
4.2%+1.9
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.
Academic programs at Luzerne
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs88
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
421 total completions
01Health Professions
15035.6%
01Health Professions
15035.6%
02Business
7718.3%
02Business
7718.3%
03Liberal Arts
4811.4%
03Liberal Arts
4811.4%
04Security/Protective
276.4%
04Security/Protective
276.4%
05Computer Sciences
235.5%
05Computer Sciences
235.5%
06Visual/Performing Arts
235.5%
06Visual/Performing Arts
235.5%
07Family/Consumer Sci
215.0%
07Family/Consumer Sci
215.0%
08Mechanic
215.0%
08Mechanic
215.0%
09Psychology
184.3%
09Psychology
184.3%
10Communication
133.1%
10Communication
133.1%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
4,460
12-mo unduplicated
6,068
Undergraduate
6,068
Graduate
0
Gender split
Men
36%2,179
Women
64%3,889
Race / ethnicity composition
White
47.7%
Hispanic
25.9%
Unknown
15.4%
Black
7.7%
Asian
1.8%
Two or more
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Non-resident
0.1%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
16
15 M · 1 W
Women athletes
6.3%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$189K
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$6K
$3K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 2
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Basketball
15
—
$48,527
Basketball
15 M · —
Cross Country
—
1
$3,705
Cross Country
— · 1 W
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 · 4,315 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.
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.
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 | $9,433 | Community College |
| — | — | 6,232 | $6,389 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,317 | $6,233 | Community College | |
| — | 100.0% | 3,282 | $6,384 | Community College | |
| — | — | 10,609 | $13,970 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,936 | $6,937 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,926 | $11,911 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,402 | $6,576 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,026 | $4,436 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,585 | $14,471 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,221 | $9,203 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,350 | $3,967 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,394 | $5,279 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,690 | $4,512 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 9,278 | $11,124 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,810 | $12,119 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,399 | $4,983 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,501 | $6,200 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,369 | $9,228 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,686 | $10,562 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,990 | $5,167 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 23% | 100.0% | 6,232 | $6,576 |
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Luzerne Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Office
Institutional Effectiveness - Assessment
Email
assessment [at] luzerne.edu
Phone
(800) 377-5222
Address
521 Trailblazer Drive, Nanticoke, PA 18634-3899
LCCC measures effectiveness through achievement of the mission by assessing student learning and tracking student success metrics.
Visit IR office pageTeam
2 members
- Graceann PlatukusDean of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning
- Karen RaceInstitutional Effectiveness and Planning Assistant
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data definitionLuzerne County Community College - Institutional EffectivenessThe Institutional Effectiveness page of Luzerne County Community College provides an overview of the college's efforts in planning, assessment, and evaluation to improve programs, services, and operations. It highlights the importance of integrating these efforts into decision making and policy development. The page is part of the broader information about the college, including its mission, vision, strategic plan, and accreditations.luzerne.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planStrategic Plan 2022-2026: Get Ready for Success2022Luzerne County Community College's Strategic Plan 2022-2026 aims to create an inclusive and equitable learning environment while fostering students' academic and personal success. The plan focuses on five strategic goals, including Recruitment, Retention & Completion, and Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive Practices. It emphasizes innovation, technology integration, and community collaboration to address regional workforce needs and advance institutional objectives.luzerne.edu
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 $9,433 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.
Who runs Institutional Research at Luzerne County Community College?
Luzerne County Community College's IR work is done by the Institutional Effectiveness - Assessment.
About the data on this page
Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.
IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →
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