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Luzerne County Community College: cost, admission and results

Luzerne County Community College is a public college in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. It has about 3,317 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $10,437 a year.

At a glance

  • $10,437Net price a year
  • 21%Graduation rate
  • $45,027Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania 18634
Type
Public
Degrees
Mostly associate degrees (two-year)
Setting
Suburb of a large city
Undergraduate students
3,317
Students per teacher
15 to 1
Accredited by
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Website
luzerne.edu

Getting in

Luzerne County Community College has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees, students from Pennsylvania$7,350
Tuition and fees, students from elsewhere$17,310
Books and supplies$2,000
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$15,804
Average net price after grants and scholarships$10,437

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off (for a public college, students from inside the state). It is 51% below the median net price of colleges in Pennsylvania on this site ($21,445). International students are normally charged the out-of-state tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$8,856
$30,001 to $48,000$8,734
$48,001 to $75,000$10,308
$75,001 to $110,000$13,521
Above $110,000$15,531

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegePA medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year60%78%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)21%57%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$45,027$62,618$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$10,000$24,500$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Pennsylvania and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

41% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 50% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 66% women and 34% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 35 of the 154 colleges in Pennsylvania on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,488.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at Luzerne County Community College?

Published tuition and fees are $7,350 a year for students from Pennsylvania and $17,310 for others. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Luzerne County Community College?

21% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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