Lock Haven University

Nice campus in a small town. Lots of stuff nearby. Everyone is very friendly and helpful. Excellent experience this far. Will see how it goes when he starts classes (my son goes to school here)

On an overcast Sunday, during a pandemic, our self-tour often campus was admittedly limited. And yet, we found the campus to beautiful. A small, compact campus, which would be easy for students to navigate, with a riverwalk just across the street from the student union made me nostalgic for my own college years, many miles away and now also many years in the past.

The university is set on the picturesque Susquehanna river valley. It has great academic programs, serene environment for the students, and home to the CACREP-accredited Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate program, among others.

I may be biased, having taught for two years in the Stephen Poorman College of Business, Information Systems and Human Services at Lock Haven University, but in my opinion LHU is a good value—especially for local students who want to commute. All my colleagues during my time there were focused on helping students succeed, both in the classroom and after graduation. While a small school like LHU can't offer the wide selection of courses available at a school like, e.g., Penn State, one advantage of a small school is smaller classes and more contact with the professor (as opposed to a TA). From what I observed, LHU also seems to emphasize teaching by full-time faculty, using adjunct instructors only to round out course offerings (rather than shoulder the load of introductory courses, as at some other schools). My one caveat is that, on average, LHU is not an elite school that attracts the best-prepared students. This means that you may not be pushed as much as you should to excel, and you'll need to take more responsibility for your learning. (Hint: my colleagues were in their offices for 5+ hours every week specifically to meet with students. Most students don't take advantage of that!) That said, I was fortunate to teach several really outstanding students during my time at LHU, and you'll be able to find a good study group to work with if you want to excel.

This my second year at LHU. I still love it. The PA program is excellent. The SSS program is fitting for those students who have disabilities, and those people who are poor, this also includes those students who are first generation college students. Most of the professors are very helpful. Use the university's resources ASAP and you'll be golden. And for those students who have accomodations: try to set up your accomodations early according to your disability.

Thanks again for encouraging night

Beautiful quaint campus. Friendly staff and students. Daughter will be attending.

Nice university and campus. Good academic and athletic programs

Best years of my life! 2018!

This seems lie a fun College to go to and Me and one of my bestfrinds want to go to the same college!

It's a good, small town university with a close knit student body.

What a great place to be, faculty and students are the best!

Great wrestling match!!!!

Great school with amazing staff!

Lots of friendly staff and students

GREAT Experience! Loved every moment

Great visit as always

It was great!! It was clean!

Good school for a good price.

Excellent