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<p>SCRANTON &#8212; Luzerne County Community College is set to add to a steadily expanding list of colleges and universities offering dual admission with the two-year school. On Friday, LCCC and the University of Scranton will formally announce an agreement designed to facilitate transfer of credits.</p><p>LCCC has been inking deals with four-year institutions at an increased clip to make it easier to transfer credits, citing 41 colleges and universities on its website.</p><p>The goal, LCCC President Tom Leary repeatedly says, is to make four-year degrees more affordable. Students can get two year&#8217;s of credits at LCCC for substantially less than at many of the schools on the list, and transfer credits toward a four-year degree once they leave LCCC.</p><p>Leary and University of Scranton President The Rev. Kevin Quinn are scheduled to sign the agreement between the two schools during an event Friday morning at LCCC&#8217;s recently opened Scranton Center in The Marketplace at Steamtown.</p><p>LCCC set up shop in the mall in August of 2016, taking over space previously occupied by Bon Ton Department Store. The Marketplace has been working to reinvent itself after a foreclosure sale in March of 2014 that was followed by an exodus of stores, including anchor Bon Ton.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Mark Guydish</p><p>mguydish@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Mark Guydish at 570-991-6112 or on Twitter @TLMarkGuydish</p></shirttailMeta></div>

LCCC, University of Scranton to sign dual admission pact