The private four-year college has evolved with an open admissions policy and enrolls approximately 1,991 students.

While the college offers a variety of traditional academic programs, many of its popular majors are centered on vocations, such as law enforcement, culinary arts, and accounting.

Lackawanna has established transfer agreements with a number of colleges in Pennsylvania and is part of the state's academic passport system.

The academy was originally certified by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania through the Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission in Harrisburg, on April 21, 1977.

Lackawanna is the first and continues to be the only private college in Northeastern Pennsylvania authorized to provide police education and training.