Keystone College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Keystone College is a private, four-year college located in La Plume, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in the year 1868 by Dr. John Harris and known as Keystone Academy. The institute was renamed Scranton-Keystone Junior College in 1934. The name was again changed to Keystone Junior College in 1944, and it finally became Keystone College in the year 1995.

The college campus spreads across 270 acres of land. Students are offered bachelor degrees in the fields of accounting, natural sciences, business, communication arts & humanities, criminal justice, psychology, and visual art, among others. Courses in early childhood education and professional studies are also available.

Keystone College supports a large number of student clubs and organizations including the Career Exploration Club, Eco Club, Forensic Science Club, Phi Theta Kappa, Prevention Activities Committee, Equestrian Club, and Keystone Art Society.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in security and law enforcement, media, nutrition and exercise therapy, education and teaching, and fine arts.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Racially diverse student body.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,716 in 2009-2010 (2,027 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 57% of the class.

Undergrads are 98% of enrolled students and graduate students are 2%.

Students under 25 years old represent 73% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 92% are full-time and 8% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Keystone provides on-campus housing for 415 of its 2,027 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Northeast Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Keystone offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (0 awarded)

• Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

ART STUDIES (6 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (80 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting and Related Services
• Business/Commerce
• Human Resources Management and Services
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (20 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

• Environmental Studies
• Forestry
• Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (9 awarded)

• Culinary Arts and Related Services
• Culinary Arts/Chef Training
• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (66 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Human Services

FINE ARTS (10 awarded)

• Fine Arts and Art Studies

HOSPITALITY (4 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LIBERAL ARTS (20 awarded)

• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences

MEDIA (26 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (5 awarded)

• Allied Health Diagnostic/Intervention/Treatment Professions, Oth

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Nursing
• Pre-Nursing Studies

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (26 awarded)

• Occupational Therapy/Therapist
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

SCIENCE (13 awarded)

• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Natural Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (44 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (0 awarded)

• Physical Therapy/Therapist