Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing
Acceptance rate
79.2%
2025
Undergraduates
85
Student-faculty ratio 11:1
Graduation rate
37.0%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 37.0%
About
- Location
- Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
- Website
- www.wbpracnsg.com
- Undergraduates
- 85
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Suburb of a large city
- Nearest major city
- Scranton, about 10 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), about 90 mi
- Academic calendar
- Differs by program
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Dr. Anthony Guariglia (Administrative Director)
- Phone
- 5708226539
- City
- Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
- Address
- 350 Jumper Rd, Wilkes Barre, PA 18705-0699
Rankings & Admission
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 58.3%, women 49.2%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 8 in 10
53 applicants in 2025, 79.2% admitted
42 admitted 11 not admitted Yield 16.7%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Students
85 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 13:87 · Freshman retention 42.9%
- Continuing undergraduates 72
- First-year undergraduates 13
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (85)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$1.4M
Expenses$1.4M
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown · 48.6 mi
Liberal Arts #62
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Lafayette CollegeEaston · 49.9 mi
Liberal Arts #30
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Lehigh UniversityBethlehem · 50.5 mi
U.S. News #44
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DeSales UniversityCenter Valley · 54.9 mi
U.S. News #262
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Binghamton UniversityVestal · 57.6 mi
U.S. News #73
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Bucknell UniversityLewisburg · 59.7 mi
Liberal Arts #29
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Ursinus CollegeCollegeville · 76.2 mi
Liberal Arts #91
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Princeton UniversityPrinceton · 87.2 mi
U.S. News #2
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Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster · 88.0 mi
Liberal Arts #34
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.