Luzerne County Community College history

The two buildings were becoming more and more cramped and the College expanded to a third building, the Technical Annex on North Main Street in Wilkes-Barre in 1971.

Then in June 1972, Hurricane Agnes, passed over northeastern Pennsylvania bringing heavy rains and a devastating flood from the overflowing Susquehanna River.

The College's Dental Clinic opened to the public for the first time in 1981.

With the addition of an $8 million, 85,000 sq. ft., Advanced Technology Center in 1988, the College offered an array of high-technology programs such as robotics, engineering, automotive, motorsports, broadcast communications and laser-electro optics.

Veteran men's basketball coach, Jim Atherton won his 500th career victory in 1989.

Time Capsule opening of the 1992 capsule

The Schulman Gallery, the College's first named facility, opened in the Campus Center in 2006.

The Public Safety Training Institute opened on April 25, 2008 with a dedication ceremony and parade.

In 2010, LCCC expanded its Main Campus into downtown Nanticoke with the opening of the new Culinary facility named the Joseph A. Paglianite Culinary Institute.

Classes in the building began in the fall 2011 semester.

The Center also received the 2013 Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce Environmental Enhancement Award.

In August of 2016, LCCC opened it newest off-site facility with the Scranton Center located in The Marketplace at Steamtown.