Keystone College

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Keystone College
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Former names
Keystone Academy (1868–1934)
Scranton-Keystone Junior College (1934–1944)
Keystone Junior College (1944–1995)
MottoProgress Through Effort
Type Private college
Established1868;156 years ago (1868) (as academy)
1934;90 years ago (1934) (as college)
Endowment $8 million
President John F. Pullo, Sr.
Location
La Plume and Factoryville
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Pennsylvania
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United States
Campus276 acres (112 ha)
Colors Blue and orange
Nickname Giants
Website www.keystone.edu

Keystone College is a private college in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Although the college's official mailing address is La Plume, Pennsylvania in Lackawanna County, much of the campus is in Factoryville in Wyoming County. It was founded in 1868 and enrolls approximately 1,200 students in around 40 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. In May 2024, following over a decade of enrollment and revenue decreases, the college' accreditor, by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), issued the college a "show-cause order" requiring the college to prove compliance with its accreditation standards by August 1 or have its accreditation withdrawn. [1]

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History

Keystone Academy was founded in 1868 by John Howard Harris. The academy was originally chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1868, with instruction beginning the following year in the local Baptist church in Factoryville. At the time it was chartered, Keystone Academy was the only high school between Binghamton, New York and Scranton, Pennsylvania. Louis Arthur Watres was a longtime trustee of Keystone Military Academy, and was one of the leaders who transformed the school into Scranton-Keystone Junior College in 1934. [2] Laurence Hawley Watres succeeded his father as a trustee, and remained on the board until 1962, when he was designated a trustee emeritus. [2] In 1944, the name was shortened to Keystone Junior College. The current name Keystone College was adopted in 1995.

In 1998, the school received formal approval from the Pennsylvania Department of Education to offer baccalaureate degree programs. A monumental step in Keystone's history and a signal of the college's continued progress, Keystone received approval to offer master's degrees in 2014. [3]

In the 2010s and 2020s, the college experienced significant drops in enrollment and revenue. In 2012 the college enrolled 1,683 students but a decade later it enrolled 1,131 students. In early 2024, the college explored a merger with the Washington Institute for Education and Research, a Washington, D.C. non-profit organization, but that deal quickly fell apart. Shortly thereafter, the college's accreditor, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), issued the college a "show-cause order," requiring the college to prove compliance with its accreditation standards by August 1 or have its accreditation withdrawn. The college has already provided MSCHE with a teach-out plan that described how students can complete their degree programs if the college closes. [1]

Campus

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Sickler Hall

Keystone's scenic 276-acre (1.1 km2) campus, located at the gateway to the Endless Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania, features hiking trails and a freshwater stream. The campus is 15 miles northwest of Scranton on U.S. Routes 6 and 11, and is located in both Lackawanna and Wyoming counties.

Woodlands Campus

Keystone's 170-acre Woodlands Campus features approximately seven miles of hiking trails that are open to students and the public seven days a week from dawn until dusk. [4]

Academics

Keystone College offers more than 50 degree options at the undergraduate and graduate levels in several academic programs within two schools. The college is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Athletics

Keystone's 16 teams compete in the United East Conference as a Division III school under the NCAA. Teams are known as the Giants in honor of the professional baseball team that alumnus Christy Mathewson played for.

Men's teams

Women's teams

Publications

The Key is the student newspaper. The Keystonian is the college magazine for alumni and friends.

Notable alumni

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  2. 1 2 "Col. L. H. Watres, 82, Hero of WW1, Is Dead". Scranton Times . Scranton, PA. February 7, 1964. pp. 3, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Keystone to offer master's degrees for the first time in history". Keystone College. 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  4. ↑ "Trolley Trail Dedication". Keystone College. 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2019-06-07.

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