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Scranton Colleges and Schools

Colleges in Scranton

There are at least 5 colleges in Scranton, listed and descibed below. These schools represent 5,289 or more students (full-time and part-time), a combined student body equivalent to 4,379 full-time students, and a reported 1,259 dorm rooms.

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Scranton Open Admission Colleges

Schools open to most or all qualified applicants (qualifications vary).
Based on 2007 information.

Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County
3201 Rockwell Ave
Scranton, Pennsylvania 18508

  • Programs: licensed practical nurse.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 41 students, 41 full-time equivalent.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.

Lackawanna College
501 Vine St
Scranton, Pennsylvania 18509-3206

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: criminal justice and police, mental and social health services, business management, business, sonography and ultrasound tech, liberal arts and sciences, education, criminal justice and safety.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's.
  • Student Body: 1,502 students, 1,180 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 229 student capacity.
  • Flexibility: Credit for experience. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Member of a national athletic association.

Yeshivath Beth Moshe
930 Hickory St
Scranton, Pennsylvania 18505

  • Programs: theology, rabinnical studies, Talmudic studies.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Bachelor's. Master's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 54 students, 54 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 65 student capacity.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.

Colleges With Selective Admissions

These schools do not admit all qualified applicants.
Based on 2007 information.

Johnson College
3427 N Main Ave
Scranton, Pennsylvania 18508-1495

  • Programs: Several programs. Most popular include: veterinary assistant, radiographer, architectural drafting, automobile mechanics, computer networking, electrical and power installer, carpentry, biomedical tech.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Associate's.
  • Student Body: 376 students, 368 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 34 student capacity.
  • SAT: not generally required.
  • Flexibility: Credit for experience. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.

Marywood University
2300 Adams Ave
Scranton, Pennsylvania 18509-1598

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: social work, elementary school teaching, psychology, physician assistant, English, audiology and speech pathology, interdisciplinary studies, registered nursing.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's.
  • Student Body: 3,316 students, 2,736 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 931 student capacity.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 470-560. Math: 470-550. Writing: 460-560.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Credit for experience. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. On-campus daycare. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

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Colleges in Nearby Cities and Towns

(Student count includes part-time and full-time; not all students live in the city or town. Data as of 2007.)

City/TownCollegesPop.
(2000)		StudentsDorms
Clarks Summit Colleges15,1261,016740
Dunmore Colleges114,0181,347 
Wilkes Barre Colleges343,1235,2731,046

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