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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; For the sixth consecutive year, King&#8217;s College has been recognized as among the best master&#8217;s degree granting institutions in the country in a national ranking which recognizes higher learning institutions for service to the community and social mobility of the student body. King&#8217;s placed 114th of almost 700 colleges and universities in the final rankings.</p><p>King&#8217;s ranked ninthth nationally from among 673 institutions in the master&#8217;s degree category for community service participation and hours served. During the 2012-2013 academic year, King&#8217;s students combined for almost 180,000 service hours.</p><p>King&#8217;s placed sixth among all Pennsylvania institutions of higher education in the master&#8217;s category, and was the highest ranked Luzerne County college or university.</p><p>The rankings appear in the September/October issue of &#8220;Washington Monthly&#8221; magazine. The rankings were based on three evenly weighted selection criteria; social mobility, service, and research</p><p>King&#8217;s is the only Wyoming Valley institution of higher learning to be named to the President&#8217;s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll each year since it was established in 2006.</p><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Geri Gibbons</p><p>ggibbons@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Geri Gibbons at 570-991-6117 or on Twitter @TLGGibbons</p></shirttailMeta></div>

King’s College ranks in Top 10 nationally in public service