Four-year Graduation
When researching colleges, it’s important to find out (feel free to ask) how many students who enter as freshmen end up graduating— and how many of those who graduate finish in four years. College represents an enormous transition from high school, and unless schools put a lot of energy into guidance and support, many students drop out along the way. For the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, the average graduation rate is only 34 percent in four years.
Because of LVC’s enormous investment in student guidance and support, 70 percent of our students graduate in four years, which exceeds the 66 percent four-year average for all Pennsylvania independent colleges and universities. From the first days on campus, professors work closely with students to build an academic program that includes a major, plenty of electives, and valuable experiential learning opportunities, including study abroad, if the student is interested. In fact, we guarantee that if a student is not able to earn the LVC bachelor’s degree in four years because of a course scheduling problem, the College will cover the costs of any additional course work the student needs.
“ M ichael was eager to get a job in business and felt well prepared to enter the work world. Contact with alumni through his business class projects was very helpful.” C hristine and Rick Attanasio, 10
parents of Michael Attanasio ’12 and Steven Attanasio ’15