Lakeland Community College

Lakeland Community College is a two-year community college in Lake County, Ohio. Established in 1967, Lakeland was the first college in Ohio founded by a vote of the people. Today, Lakeland serves more than 12,000 full-time and part-time students each year at the main campus in Kirtland, off-site locations in Madison, Painesville and Willowick, and via distance learning.

Mission and students

The college’s mission is to provide quality learning opportunities to meet the social and economic needs of the community. Lakeland is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The average age of Lakeland students is 27, and approximately 80% of students are employed full-time or part-time while taking classes. Part-time students comprise 58% of the total student population. About 60% of students reside in Lake County, 21% in Cuyahoga County, 10% in Geauga County, and 6% in Ashtabula County. The student population is split approximately 61-39 female-male, and 14% of students are listed as of minority ethnicity.

Programs and campus locations

Lakeland offers more than 130 associate degrees and certificates that prepare students for employment or transfer to a four-year college or university. Areas of study include arts and humanities, business technologies, engineering technologies, science and health technologies, and social science and public service. The college also offers non-credit community learning and professional development classes and workforce development training.Mooreland Mansion, built in the late 1800s, expanded in 1906, and renovated in the mid-1990s, is located on the campus, and is used as a community facility. The current president of Lakeland is Morris W. Beverage, Jr.

Lakeland offers credit and noncredit courses at three off-site centers located in Madison, Painesville, and Willowick. Classes offered at the off-site centers are the same as those in the regular Lakeland curriculum and are taught by the same pool of full-time and part-time faculty. Community learning courses are also offered, providing residents of the service area an opportunity to access noncredit, non-grade-based learning experiences. Courses are offered during the fall and spring semesters with limited offerings in the summer. Courses are conducted throughout the day, evening, and Saturday mornings.

History

Lakeland was the site of training camp for the Cleveland Browns from 1982 to 1991. [cite news |first=Chuck |last=Heaton |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Browns Move Camp to Berea |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_topdoc=1&p_docnum=1&p_sort=YMD_date:D&p_product=NewsBank&p_text_direct-0=document_id=(%200F80394AF484800E%20)&p_docid=0F80394AF484800E&p_theme=aggregated5&p_queryname=0F80394AF484800E&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=M71X59OSMTIxNDg3MTAxNi43MTM4OTY6MToxMjoxOTguMzAuMjI4LjA&&p_multi=CPDB |work=The Plain Dealer |publisher= |date=1992-03-12 |accessdate=2008-06-30 ]

ee also

*List of colleges and universities in Ohio
*List of community colleges

References

External links

* [http://www.lakelandcc.edu/ Lakeland Community College official website]
*cite web|url=http://www.universities.com/On-Campus/Lakeland_Community_College.html|title=Lakeland Community College|publisher=Universities.com|date=2001-2005|accessdate=2007-08-29
*cite web|url=http://universitysystem.ohio.gov/institution-view.php?inst=LKCC&campus=LKCC|title=Lakeland Community College|publisher=The University System of Ohio|accessdate=2007-08-29