Luzerne County Community College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt
- Public college
- Nanticoke, PA
- 3,317 undergraduates
College Scorecard June 2026 release
The short answer
6 Luzerne County Community College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($76,711), and Liberal Arts and General Studies the least ($25,339). The median program pays $40,083.
All 6 associate's programs, ranked
Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Pennsylvania" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Pennsylvania. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.
Program names link to the program's own page, and Pennsylvania ranks link to the full ranking for the field.
One more associate's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.
Quick picks
Highest first-year pay
- Nursing$76,711
- Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$51,058
- Dental Hygiene and Assisting$41,650
- Business$38,515
- Criminal Justice$32,847
Lowest median debt
- Business$10,750
- Liberal Arts and General Studies$11,750
- Criminal Justice$12,000
- Dental Hygiene and Assisting$14,750
- Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$17,741
Largest programs
- NursingAbout 105 graduates a year
- Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 76 graduates a year
- Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 32 graduates a year
- BusinessAbout 19 graduates a year
- Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 17 graduates a year
Common questions
Nursing graduates earn a median of $76,711 in their first year, the most of 6 Luzerne County Community College associate's programs that report pay.
Business graduates leave with a median of $10,750 in federal loans, the lowest among 6 Luzerne County Community College associate's programs that report debt.
In-district tuition and fees are $6,600 a year, and $16,260 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $9,433 a year.
6 associate's programs at Luzerne County Community College report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Pennsylvania rankings when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels