Johnson College

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This article is about the college in Pennsylvania. For the college in Tennessee, see Johnson Bible College.

For the college in Vermont, see Johnson State College.

Johnson College is a private, coeducational two-year college located in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Johnson College was founded in 1918 as a trade school by Orlando S. Johnson, a wealthy coal baron. Over the years it has evolved to college status. The average student to faculty ratio is 17:1 allowing for a more personalized learning environment.

On the 65-acre campus are classrooms, laboratories, administrative offices, and student housing units. A library, clinic, cafeteria, student center, exercise room, and gymnasium are facilities provided to compliment the students' college experience.[1]

It bears the distinction of having the lowest range of SAT scores of any college, as reported by the Collegeboard, with a 25th-75th percentile range of 350-370 for the Verbal subsection out of a maximum score of 800 and 300-350 range for the Math subsection out of a maximum score of 800.^[1] Students leave Johnson with a 97% placement rate based on the 2001 graduating class of 125 students.The college usually enrolls about 400 students.^{[citation needed]} Around 60% males and 40% females pursue careers in 12 technical, trade, and clinical fields.

Johnson College competes in the Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference. They offer Men's Basketball, and co-ed Golf, Cross Country, and Bowling.