Education at Luzerne County Community College

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Luzerne County Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Luzerne County Community College is located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,454 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Luzerne County Community College Education Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Education

Luzerne County Community College Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Luzerne County Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Luzerne County Community College.

Luzerne County Community College Education Associate’s Program

43% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of education associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in education only graduates about 19% men each year. The program at Luzerne County Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 38% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in education at Luzerne County Community College are white. Around 57% 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Luzerne County Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	3

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Elementary School Teachers	55,200	$66,860
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Teacher Assistants	46,610	$26,640
Middle School Teachers	21,640	$67,950
Preschool Teachers	13,480	$29,250

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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