Public Administration & Social Service at Luzerne County Community College

If you plan to study public administration and social service, take a look at what Luzerne County Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Luzerne County Community College is located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,454.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Administration & Social Service section at the bottom of this page.

Luzerne County Community College Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Administration & Social Service (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Luzerne County Community College Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Luzerne County Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration and social service majors at Luzerne County Community College.

Luzerne County Community College Public Administration & Social Service Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of public administration and social service associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in public administration and social service at Luzerne County Community College are white. Around 71% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Luzerne County Community College with a associate's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration and social service concentations are available at Luzerne County Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Luzerne County Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	8
Human Services	6

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration and social service can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Luzerne County Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers	80,160	$133,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	20,160	$43,680
Social and Human Service Assistants	18,480	$34,320
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.