Luzerne County Community College Overview
Luzerne County Community College is a public institution located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. Luzerne County Community College is located in a safe and convenient suburb.
What Is Luzerne County Community College Known For?
- The highest award offered at Luzerne County Community College is the associate's degree.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 31% of the faculty were full-time.
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Luzerne County Community College Rankings
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Luzerne County Community College.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#86 | Best Health Professions Associate’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
#97 | Best Allied Health Professions Associate’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
#98 | Best Nursing Associate’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Where Is Luzerne County Community College?

Contact details for Luzerne County Community College are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 1333 South Prospect Street, Nanticoke, PA 18634-3899 |
Phone: | 570-740-0200 |
Website: | www.luzerne.edu |
How Do I Get Into Luzerne County Community College?
You can apply to Luzerne County Community College online at: https://www.luzerne.edu/admissionsapp/
Can I Afford Luzerne County Community College?
Student Loan Debt
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Luzerne County Community College, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $3,832 a year. That adds up to $15,328 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Luzerne County Community College is 14.4%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
Luzerne County Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity
Of the 2,064 full-time undergraduates at Luzerne County Community College, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Luzerne County Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 30 |
Black or African American | 109 |
Hispanic or Latino | 349 |
White | 1,270 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 306 |
Over 6 countries are represented at Luzerne County Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and China.
Online Learning at Luzerne County Community College
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Luzerne County Community College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 70th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.
Online Growth Rankings of Luzerne County Community College
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Luzerne County Community College was 0.9%. This is the #1,972 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Luzerne County Community College regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Luzerne County Community College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Human Services | 56% |
Public Administration & Social Service | 33% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Luzerne County Community College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Luzerne County Community College.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Computer Programming | #69 | |
General Business/Commerce | #168 | |
Accounting | #263 | |
Computer & Information Sciences | #379 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Luzerne County Community College Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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