Lorain County Community College
School Notes Overview:
Lorain County Community College, a vital and dynamic leader, serves a culturally diverse community by promoting education, economic, cultural and community development. The College encourages lifelong learning through accessible and affordable academic, career-oriented and continuing education....
School Overview:
- Community College Avg.
| County | Lorain County, OH | - |
| Title IV Eligible | Yes | Yes |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate of Arts Colleges | Associate of Arts Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Full-Time Undergraduate | 4,089 students | 1,020 students |
| Part-Time Undergraduate | 6,432 students | 1,443 students |
| Total Enrollment | 10,521 students | 2,213 students |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 54% | 78% |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants | 33% | 46% |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received | $2,551 | $2,845 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants | 27% | 29% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received | $1,169 | $1,275 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants | 13% | 12% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received | $1,850 | $1,147 |
| % Students Receiving Loans | 18% | 38% |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received | $2,310 | $3,143 |
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:
- Memorial route for fallen officer set (The Chronicle-Telegram)
posted on March 18, 2010 at 07:36:49 pm
ELYRIA – The route for the funeral procession that will carry slain Elyria police Officer James Kerstetter’s to his final resting place Saturday has been set. The funeral is set to begin at 10 a.m. and will be followed by a memorial route from Lorain County Community College, where the funeral is being held, to Resthaven [...] - Kerstetter details: Services, candlelight vigil, motorcade (The Chronicle-Telegram)
posted on March 18, 2010 at 11:37:02 am
Funeral services for Officer Kerstetter Funeral services for slain Elyria police Officer James Kerstetter will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Lorain County Community College’s field house. Calling hours will be 2 to 9 p.m. today and Friday at Bauer-Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home, 38475 Chestnut Ridge Road, in Elyria. Elyria Police Chief Duane Whitely said plans for Saturday’s funeral procession, [...] - Public invited to line memorial route for slain officer (The Morning Journal)
posted on March 18, 2010 at 05:55:59 am
ELYRIA — The public is invited to pay their final respects Saturday to slain Elyria police Officer James A. Kerstetter by lining the memorial route from Lorain County Community College to the cemetery on SR 83 in Avon. - Officer James Kerstetter funeral information (The Morning Journal)
posted on March 18, 2010 at 05:53:28 am
ELYRIA — The public is invited to pay their final respect to slain Elyria police officer James A. Kerstetter on Saturday by lining the memorial route from Lorain County Community College to the cemetery on SR 83 in Avon. - Take Five Business Breakfast Series tackles wage and hour pitfalls, offers business leaders advice (Sun Sentinel)
posted on March 14, 2010 at 07:28:38 pm
The Take Five Business Breakfast Series will address wage and hour pitfalls from 8-10:30 a.m. March 30 at the Entrepreneurship Innovation Center on the Lorain County Community College campus, 1005 Abbe Road North in Elyria.
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