Keystone College
Keystone College was officially named what from 1995 to 1996?
Keystone College Keystone College is a private college in Northeastern Pennsylvania . Although the colleges official mailing address is La Plume , Pennsylvania in Lackawanna County , much of the campus is in Factoryville in Wyoming County . The school was founded in 1868 . Enrolling approximately 1,300 students , Keystone offers around 40 undergraduate and graduate degree programs . History . Keystone Academy was founded in 1868 by Dr . 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 . In 1934 , Keystone Academy was rechartered as Scranton-Keystone Junior College . 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 Keystones history and a signal of the colleges continued progress , Keystone received approval to offer masters degrees in 2014 . Since its founding in 1868 , the school has had several bands and orchestras . New musical opportunities were made available to the campus and surrounding communities in 2014 , through the newly formed Department of Performance Music . In a return to its athletic roots , Keystone reintroduced wrestling in 2016 and announced plans in 2018 to field a football team in 2019 . In 2019 , the college announced several changes to better position students for success . As part of a long-term and comprehensive approach for the present and the future , the traditional Visual Arts program will transition to a program focused on digital media and the Geology program will become part of the current Bachelors degree in Environmental Science . Due to decreasing student participation levels , mens and womens golf and tennis were eliminated . To better align Keystone with current and future needs , the college reduced staffing levels . Campus . Keystones 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 . Keystones 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 . In partnership with the Countryside Conservancy , the College opened a 1.7-mile segment of the Trolley Trail during a ribbon cutting ceremony in 2017 . The Trail , which serves as a community benefit for all of Northeastern Pennsylvania , is a critical piece of Countryside Conservancys envisioned 14-mile public hiking and biking trail that follows the abandoned Northern Electric Railroad Line which will ultimately run from Clarks Summit to Lake Winola Campus . Academic buildings . - Harris Hall : named after John Howard Harris , founder and benefactor of Keystone Academy . - Capwell Science Hall - Brooks Hall - Miller Library - Kemmerer Hall - Art Center Administration and non-academic buildings . - Alumni Hall - Hedgewood - Hibbard Campus Center - Patrick Hall - Sabiston Hall - Sickler Hall - Sisson Hall - Ward Hall Athletic facilities . - Athletic Field and Track Complex - Gambal Athletic Center : Ace Spalding Arena , Fornicola Wellness Center , Weight Training Room - Ned Boehm Field - Edmunds Field - Christy Mathewson Field Residence halls . - Moffat Residence Hall : A first-year experience community , Moffat is co-ed by suite with a capacity of approximately 140 students . - Frear/Reynolds Residence Hall : Features include double occupancy rooms for the sophomore experience community . Co-ed by floor with a capacity of approximately 145 students . - The Dr . Edward G . Boehm and Mrs . Regina E . Boehm Residence Hall : An upperclassmen residence hall , Boehm Hall is co-ed by suite with a capacity of approximately sixty students . An independent living community , each of its eight suites features four double occupancy rooms , three bathrooms , a common living room and a full kitchen . Two living-learning communities ( leadership , music/fine arts ) are also available in Boehm Hall . - Hollinshead Residence Hall : A first-year experience community , Hollinshead is co-ed by floor with approximately 50 students . - Tewksbury Residence Hall : A first-year experience community , Tewksbury is co-ed by floor with approximately 50 students . - Davis Hall : An independent living community , Davis features six bedrooms , three bathrooms , a common living room and a full kitchen . Davis is home to approximately 10 upperclassmen . - 39 College Avenue : An independent living community , the house features four bedrooms , two bathrooms , a common living room , and a full kitchen and houses approximately nine students . - Townhouses Academics . Keystone College offers around 40 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 . Turock School of Arts and Sciences - Communication , Art , and Humanities - Biological and Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Social and Behavioral Sciences School of Professional Studies - Business , Management , and Technology - Education Graduate Studies . Keystone College offers graduate programs in the following areas and delivery formats : - Business Administration ( MBA ) - online - Early Childhood Education Leadership - hybrid - Criminal Justice - online Athletics . Keystones 16 teams compete in the Colonial States Athletic Conference as a Division III school under the NCAA . Teams are known as the Giants , named after the baseball team that alumnus Christy Mathewson played for . Mens teams . - Baseball - Basketball - Cross Country - Football - Lacrosse - Soccer - Track and Field - Wrestling Womens teams . - Basketball - Cross Country - Field Hockey - Lacrosse - Soccer - Softball - Track and Field - Volleyball Publications . The Key is the student newspaper . The Keystonian is the college magazine for alumni and friends . Notable alumni . - Dr . Thomas LoBasso ( class of 1985 ) — president of Daytona State College - Sandra Major ( class of 1974 ) — former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives , 111th District - Christy Mathewson ( class of 1898 ) — professional baseball player and inaugural member of the Baseball Hall of Fame ( 1936 ) - Kate Micucci ( class of 2001 ) — actress and musician - Shay Neary ( class of 2012 ) — fashion model - Thomas See ( class of 1991 ) — executive , Live Nation Entertainment - Suzanne Fisher Staples ( class of 1965 ) — author and journalist - Art Wall , Jr . ( class of 1944 ) — professional golfer and former Masters champion - Michael Red Wallace — basketball player , coach External links . - Keystone College official athletics website