Penn State Lehigh Valley

"Pretty campus of Penn State. Engaging faculty, hard working students, new Laboratory, community education. Dr. Tina Richardson leads the way with her welcoming spirit."

"A great option for those looking to study and commute and still be a part of an amazing university. The campus is tightly knit and very welcoming. One of a kind!"

"Attended the reception of a Parkland Art League show juried by Ann Lalik in the Ronald K. Dealing Gallery at Penn State Lehigh Valley. The gallery was perfect for easy flow of visitors with excellent lighting on all the various surfaces. The show was extremely well laid out with a very diverse set of art media and styles."

"If you’re transferring here you’re going to have a rough time. It’s likely that at least one or more of your credits will not transfer to this institution or the credits will not equate to the same amount of credits necessary to fulfill your degree requirements. This means you’ll have to take a few more classes and spend a bit more than you would normally have to. Additionally, most of the classes are six week courses - not full semester courses. This would be fine however, they do not allow you to take more than 5 classes per semester (including six week courses) meaning that in each half of the semester you’ll be taking about 2-3 classes instead of the standard 5 despite paying for a full semester. Due to this, I’ve had to take multiple semesters of summer classes when I really could have made up those extra classes that didn’t count towards my degree during my last semester.. I’ve never failed a class in my life. If you are enrolling over the summer (which you’ll likely have to if you’d like to graduate on time) you’ll be spending an egregious amount of money. You’ll be charged a $200 summer enrollment fee, and I believe it’s around $600 per credit. I’m taking two half-semester (six week) art classes right now. It’s costing my family $4,000 in total for this summer alone. Additionally, it seems like the advisor council may be quite unorganized. On many occasions I’ve spoken with my advisor (they’re really nice) and asked exactly how many classes I still need to graduate - they could not once give me an answer to this question so my real graduation date is a mystery (never failed a class btw!). I’ve also been told to take classes that I’ve already taken by them to which I need to remind them that I HAD taken them previously. The campus is also much smaller than most community colleges. There’s barely any student life stuff going on and most of it is at 12pm. Sounds fine but almost all of the classes in my degree take place after 4pm. It’s lonely as heck. If you’d like to graduate on time and have summers to yourself, I’d recommend applying elsewhere. The only reason I’m giving this a 2 star is because the professors are really nice. I’d recommend not asking them about the field of work that they teach in though. A lot of them cannot or will not answer after-class questions that apply to the real world."

"As a Penn State Lehigh Valley student, I really enjoy this campus. It's small and very personable. The staff, faculty and professors are amazing."