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Lorain County Community College

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School Notes:

• LCCC is Ohio's top-ranked community college. LCCC has received the state of Ohio's highest quality rating for educational institutions by achieving the Tier 3 Achievement of Excellence. And in 2002, LCCC enrolled a record number of students in over 30 credit programs, along with over 2,000 students in our innovative University Partnership program.
• Lorain County Community College was granted a charter to serve Lorain County's higher education needs on July 15, 1963. In 1966, LCCC moved to its current location on Abbe Road North, in Elyria, making LCCC the first community college in Ohio to have a permanent campus. The campus opened with three buildings: Engineering Technologies, Mechanical Services, and Physical and Social Sciences. By the end of the fall semester, three more buildings were opened: Business, College Center and Physical Education.
• At Lorain County Community College, there are many different types of degree programs to meet your unique needs. LCCC has transfer programs where you can earn an Associate of Arts or an Associate of Science Degree. LCCC also offers applied programs where you earn an Associate of Applied Business or Science, or Certificates of Proficiency or Completion. The intent of these programs is to give you marketable skills. Examples of applied programs are: Nursing, Electronics, Business Management and Police Science. Another unique degree opportunity allows for students to have some input, with approval, into the design of their own program with the Associate of Individualized Studies and the Associate of Technical Studies.
• LCCC received full accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, the highest-ranking accrediting association of higher education institutions.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Commodores blow big halftime lead to Mercyhurst Northeast (The Morning Journal)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 02:45:04 pm
  ELYRIA — It was a tale of two halves Wednesday night at Lorain County Community College.
• Commodores stun seventh-ranked Allegheny CC (The Morning Journal)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 09:44:16 pm
  ELYRIA — Devaujhn Boddie and Jacob Pope each scored 17 points while handing out seven assists to lead the Lorain County Community College men's basketball team to a 72-63 upset victory over Allegheny Community College Friday night in the Ewing Center.
• Elyria police seek clues, suspects to 13 car break-ins (The Morning Journal)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 08:38:08 am
  ELYRIA — Thirteen Elyria residents have had their possessions stolen from their parked cars since Nov. 8 and police are still searching for the thieves. None of the break-ins have provided officers with enough evidence to arrest any suspects.
• Blasting giant bubbles (The Morning Journal)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 08:10:10 am
  Seven-year-old David LiBengood, of Elyria, chases down a huge bubble created by “The Bubble Guy” Glenn Mittler, of Elyria, outside the Spitzer Conference Center at Lorain County Community College in Elyria. David, his 4-year-old brother, Joseph, and mom, Allison LiBengood, were visiting the Eighth annual LifeShare “Thanks 4 Giving” blood drive at the college.
• CORRECTIONS: Nov. 14, 2009 (The Chronicle-Telegram)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 07:07:18 am
  A photo Friday on Page B2 that pictured those honored for the collaboration between the Elyria Public Library for its North Branch and Lorain County Community College for the Barbara and Mike Bass Library Community Resource Center was cut short — omitting Keith Washburn, director of LCCC’s library. A photo caption on Friday’s front page incorrectly [...]

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