About LVC

Mission
The mission of Lebanon Valley College is to provide an education that helps students to acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values necessary to live and work in a changing, diverse, and fragile world.

Campus
Lebanon Valley College is located on over 340 beautiful rural acres in the town of Annville, Pennsylvania just eight miles east of Hershey. Thirty-seven residence halls house students in traditional dormitories, suites, and apartment-style facilities. Our library contains over 200,000 physical items and our science facilities are state-of-the-art.

Scholarships
We give awards based on high school academic work - not on SAT scores. If you rank among the top 30 percent of your high school class, you will qualify for an academic scholarship that covers up to half the cost of tuition.

Size
LVC feels like family. That's because we're small. Founded in 1866, today the College has 1,632 full-time undergraduate students, 160 part-time undergraduates, 120 graduate students, and 99 full-time faculty. We feel more like a large welcoming family than an impersonal institution.

Collegiate Ranking
U.S. News & World Report's annual "America's Best Colleges" issue and guidebook has ranked LVC number three in the North in the 'Great Schools, Great Prices' category among 'Best Baccalaureate Colleges.'

Four Year Graduation Guarantee
LVC guarantees that you will earn an undergraduate degree in four years of full-time study, or we will provide free tuition for additional courses.

Accreditors
Accreditors Approved by the U.S. Secretary of Education:Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), Middles States Commission on Higher Education, National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)

Other Accreditors: Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)

Retention Rate
86% of the 2010 cohort of full-time, first time bachelor’s degree seekers returned for 2011.

Graduation Rate
With LVC’s commitment to guidance and support 68% of LVC students graduate in four years, as compared to the graduation rate across Pennsylvania 4-year schools of 49%.

Special Programs
In cooperation with Case Western University, Penn State University; engineering; in cooperation with Duke University: forestry, environmental sciences; in cooperation with approved hospitals: medical technology.

Degrees Granted
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Master of Business Administration, Master of Music Education, Master of Science Education, Doctorate of Physical Therapy.

Study Abroad
Programs are available abroad in Argentina, Australia, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Spain, and Sweden. Off-campus programs are available in Washington D.C., and Philadelphia.

Student Consumer Information
LVC makes available a wealth of consumer information to current and prospective students and their families in accordance with the 2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA). Visit our student consumer information website for a list of the information available..