CLARKS SUMMIT UNIVERSITY
EIN 15-0543962 · Education (B500)
What they do
CLARKS SUMMIT UNIVERSITY is A FULLY ACCREDITED, CHRIST-CENTERED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION LOCATED IN A SUBURBAN AREA of THE SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE, PA METROPOLITAN AREA. OUTSTANDING BIBLICAL HIGHER EDUCATION is OFFERED THROUGH ON-CAMPUS, ONLINE, and OTHER DISTANCE LEARNING OPTIONS. STUDENTS LEARN to SERVE and LEAD AS THEY GAIN CRITICAL LEADERSHIP and LIFE SKILLS. OUR STUDENTS, FACULTY, and STAFF CONTRIBUTE to A BETTER QUALITY of LIFE IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA and AROUND THE WORLD. OUR SCENIC 114-ACRE CAMPUS INCLUDES 17 MAJOR BUILDINGS, ATHLETIC FACILITIES, and A 4 1/2-ACRE LAKE. NEARLY 13,000 PEOPLE HAVE EARNED DEGREES and HAVE LIVED IN ALL 50 STATES and AS MANY FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
How to reach them
ContactJAMES LYTLETRUSTEE
Mailing addressPO BOX 256, CLARKS SUMMIT, PA 18411-0256
Main phone(570) 586-2400 WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailtsherf@cairn.eduAdditional emailnrivera@cairn.eduAdditional emailngarrison@cairn.eduAdditional emailnicoledasilva@cairn.eduSource: Form 990 public record. Confirm details with the nonprofit before visiting or sending anything.
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- Recognized since
- November 1940
- County
- Lackawanna
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