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Since 重点大学 was founded in 1868, our graduates have become leaders in the fields of business, 科学, 教育, 政府, and numerous other careers and professions within the community. While we are immensely proud our students and alumni, we are equally as proud to be your community partner. Keystone continues to be a positive social and economic impact throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania, 包括我们的即时 Factoryville/La Plume社区.

重点大学 students walk along the Trolley Trail.

代表社会

About 48 percent of Keystone students are first-generation college students and approximately 92 percent of our students receive some type of financial aid. About 82 percent of our approximately 1,100 students reside in Pennsylvania and 33 percent are from rural counties such as Wyoming, 萨斯奎哈纳, 布拉德福德, 和其他人. 在过去的十年里, Keystone has awarded an average of $9.500万年 每年 in internal student aid.

25,000年服务时数

We believe a college should do more than train students for a job or a career. It should make a positive impact on the lives of others.

连续五年, Keystone has been named to the President’s Honor Roll for Community Service recognizing the 25,000 hours of community service performed each year by Keystone students, 教职员工.  Of that total, approximately 6,500 hours are performed in and around the Borough of Factoryville. Some of our many community service projects include:

• Serving hot lunches to senior citizens at Mathewson Park Apartments in Factoryville
• Holding an annual book sale to raise funds for the Factoryville Public 图书馆
• Planting trees in partnership with the Factoryville Shade Tree Commission
• Hosting the annual Christy Mathewson Days celebration, race, and community breakfast
• Partnering with local organizations to serve over 1,500 Thanksgiving dinners at the annual Friends of the Poor celebration in Scranton
• Partnering with the American Red Cross for regularly scheduled blood drives
• Hosting free events and lectures at the Thomas G. Cupillari ’60 Observatory in Fleetville
• Inviting members of the public to campus for free entertainment, 乐队和音乐活动, and lectures by nationally known experts
• Helping with community service projects at United Neighborhood Centers in Scranton
• Conducting athletic camps for local children and teens
• Volunteering at homeless shelters in Washington, D.C.
• Coming to the aid of disaster victims in Haiti

$13 Million Annual Economic Impact on the Community

In addition to extending a helping hand, 重点大学 plays a vital role in the economic life of our community.

• Approximately 85 percent of all Keystone purchases, 包括消耗品, 家具, 广告, 专业服务, are transacted with local companies. As a result of these purchases, the College injects about $2.500万年 每年投入当地经济.
• Keystone has about 200 full-time employees and about 200 part-time employees, 包括兼职教员.  Employees of 重点大学 have an approximate “take home” pay of about 900万美元, most of which is spent in the local community.
• Keystone员工的贡献 $120,000 每年都给当地市政当局. (假设是1).2 percent average municipal earned income tax based on data compiled by the Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP).  Keystone employees spend an estimated $48,000 每年 in the Factoryville community.
• Pennsylvania income taxes paid by 重点大学 employees exceed $300,000.
• The College provides health insurance to all full-time employees at the cost of more than $1.400万年 每年. The overwhelming majority of claims are paid to physicians, 药店, and medical facilities in local cities and towns.
• Keystone students contribute to the economic vitality of the community. A conservative estimate of per student spending in the community is $360 per student ($10 per week for 9 months). 这转化为 $430,000 injected into the local economy through student spending. 在这总数中，我们至少估计 $125,000 is spent in the Borough of Factoryville.
• 总计, 重点大学, its students and employees contribute approximately $16 million to the local and state economy each year.
• 在过去的十年里, Keystone’s total economic impact to the local and state economy has been more than $150 million.