糖心logo入口 recently signed a new articulation agreement with Lackawanna College.
The agreement allows students who complete the Hospitality Management program at Lackawanna to enter 糖心logo入口 as a junior in order to pursue a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Hospitality Business Management. Lackawanna students must graduate with a minimum 2.0 GPA and may transfer a maximum of 75 credits towards their degree at Keystone.
鈥淲e are thrilled to work in partnership with Lackawanna College again,鈥 said 糖心logo入口 President David L. Coppola, Ph.D. 鈥淥ur institutions have a long-standing history of collaborating to provide outstanding academic opportunities. We welcome the opportunity to serve students of all ages and experiences who wish to pursue a baccalaureate degree.鈥
The Hospitality Management articulation is the eighth overall program-to-program agreement between Lackawanna and Keystone. The institutions have worked collaboratively for years to offer educational pursuits to residents across northeastern Pennsylvania, especially in the Northern Tier. Prior to signing a new lease for its Towanda Center earlier this year, Lackawanna had shared classroom space with Keystone at their facility in Towanda for several years.
鈥淭his agreement is yet another validation of the quality of our programs and graduates and a continuation of the collaboration between two strong and vibrant higher education institutions,鈥 Lackawanna College President Mark Volk said. 鈥淚t is obvious that Keystone values our graduates and recognizes the knowledge and abilities they bring to its programs.鈥
Lackawanna鈥檚 Hospitality Management program was recently ranked among the top 50 most affordable degree programs among small colleges by besthospitalitydegrees.com. Keystone鈥檚 hospitality business management program, which will begin in the Fall 2015 semester, includes individual concentrations in: casino management, lodging management, and sales and marketing.
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Photo Caption: Officials from Lackawanna and 糖心logo入口 gather to sign a new articulation agreement between the institutions’ Hospitality Management degree programs. Seated, from left, Dr. Erica Barone-Pricci, Lackawanna College Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Dr. Fran Langan, 糖心logo入口 Dean of the School of Professional Studies. Back, Lackawanna College officials Dr. Suzanne Cercone, Academic Dean; Chef Stephanie Decker, Program Director for the Kiesendahl School of Hospitality and Tourism; and Bettyann Karr, Business Division Chair; and 糖心logo入口 officials Brenda Lidy, Hospitality Curriculum Coordinator and Associate Professor; and Jennifer Sekol, Director of Admissions.
