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LCCC policy - Laramie County Community College

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General Information<br />

The <strong>College</strong><br />

<strong>Laramie</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong> was created by the voters<br />

on May 21, 1968, to help fill the need for academic, career and<br />

community service/continuing education in the county. Courses<br />

are offered that reflect the skills and knowledge required to<br />

function in a world that makes ever increasing demands upon<br />

the individual. The college is dedicated to helping individuals<br />

prepare for careers, enjoy community life and enrich leisure<br />

time by providing continuing educational experiences.<br />

To achieve these ends, <strong>Laramie</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Community</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong> provides programs in the following instructional<br />

areas: academic, preparing students for transfer to four-year<br />

institutions; career education, training students in programs<br />

up to two years in length to enter the world of work; and<br />

community education, consisting of noncredit courses and<br />

offering courses of general information, cultural opportunities,<br />

and professional and personal growth.<br />

<strong>Laramie</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong> strives to be an<br />

educational institution for all people—whether they want<br />

to gain personal enrichment through a program of general<br />

education, to obtain a certificate of high school equivalency,<br />

to develop skills in a technical program, or to begin a college<br />

career leading to a bachelor’s or higher degree.<br />

Accreditation/Professional<br />

Associations<br />

<strong>Laramie</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong> and its programs are<br />

accredited or approved by the following organizations:<br />

• The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central<br />

Association of <strong>College</strong>s and Schools, 30 North LaSalle<br />

Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602, 800.621.7440.<br />

• American Bar Association (ABA), Standing Committee on<br />

Legal Assistants, 750 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL<br />

60611, 312.988.5677.<br />

• American Dental Association Commission on Dental<br />

Accreditation, 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago,<br />

IL 60611-2678, 312.440.4653.<br />

• Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic<br />

Technology (JRCERT), 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850,<br />

Chicago, IL 60606-3182, 312.704.5300.<br />

• National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE),<br />

13505 Dulles Technology Drive, Herndon, VA 22071-3415,<br />

703.742.3800.<br />

• National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission<br />

(NLNAC), 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA<br />

30326, 404.975.5000.<br />

• Wyoming State Board of Nursing, 1810 Pioneer Avenue,<br />

Cheyenne, WY 82001, 307.777.7601.<br />

• Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education<br />

Programs (CAAHEP), 1361 Park Street, Clearwater, FL 33756,<br />

727.210.2350 (Surgical Technology Program).<br />

• American Physical Therapy Association, 111 North Fairfax<br />

Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-1488, 800.999.2782.<br />

• Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education<br />

(CAPTE), 111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314­<br />

1488, 800.999.2782.<br />

<strong>LCCC</strong> is a Cisco Academy as well as an Asymetrix Authorized<br />

Training Center.<br />

Documentation on the college’s accreditations is available<br />

at the Information Desk in the Ludden Library.<br />

In order to provide complete services for students, the<br />

college also is a member of the American Association of <strong>Community</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong>s, National Association for Student Personnel<br />

Administrators, North Central Association of <strong>College</strong>s and<br />

Schools, Council of North Central <strong>Community</strong> and Junior<br />

<strong>College</strong>s, Mountain States Association of <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong>s,<br />

Rocky Mountain Association of Collegiate Registrars<br />

and Admissions Officers, American Association of Collegiate<br />

Registrars and Admissions Officers, Wyoming Association<br />

of Records and Admissions Officers, Association of <strong>College</strong><br />

Unions—International, National Association for Campus<br />

Activities, American Association of <strong>College</strong> and University<br />

Housing Officers, National Association of Student Financial<br />

Aid Administrators, Rocky Mountain Association of Student<br />

Financial Aid Administrators, and Wyoming Association of<br />

Student Financial Aid Administrators.<br />

<strong>College</strong> Facilities and Resources<br />

Cheyenne Campus<br />

1400 East <strong>College</strong> Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82007<br />

307.778.5222 or 800.522.2993 (toll free)<br />

<strong>Laramie</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong> occupies facilities situated<br />

on a 271-acre campus. The site is immediately southeast<br />

of Cheyenne. Primary access routes to the college are <strong>College</strong><br />

Drive, connecting to Interstate 25 west of <strong>LCCC</strong>, and South<br />

<strong>College</strong> Drive, connecting to Interstate 80 northeast of <strong>LCCC</strong>.<br />

Numerous off-campus facilities are also utilized.<br />

The main campus consists of 21 buildings. Built with<br />

financing provided by bond issues approved in 1971, 1979,<br />

1989, and 2006, along with state and federal mineral funds and<br />

supplemented by revenue bonds issued through the <strong>LCCC</strong><br />

Foundation, new facilities have allowed the college to expand<br />

many programs and activities.<br />

Albany <strong>County</strong> Campus<br />

1125 Boulder Drive, <strong>Laramie</strong>, Wyoming<br />

307.721.5138 or 800.522.2993, Ext. 4250 (toll free)<br />

The Albany <strong>County</strong> Campus (ACC) of <strong>LCCC</strong> is a dynamic learning<br />

center extending the lifelong educational opportunities of<br />

a community college to the citizens of Albany <strong>County</strong>. Numerous<br />

degree programs, both career education and academic/<br />

transfer, are available through the ACC. In addition to degree<br />

programs, the ACC offers a wide variety of credit courses to<br />

help students prepare for college, complete general education<br />

requirements, or enrich their personal lives.<br />

The Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) provides day and<br />

evening instruction in Adult Basic Education (ABE), General Educational<br />

Development (GED)/Adult Secondary Education (ASE),<br />

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), citizenship<br />

preparation, literacy, and functional academic skills. Basic job<br />

skills such as résumé writing, interviewing, interpersonal skills,<br />

and basic computer literacy are available for all students. The TLC<br />

also provides assistance with job searches. Students may begin<br />

TLC classes at any time during the school year. Individual instruction<br />

(tutors) may be available to students. Programs at the Teaching<br />

and Learning Center are designed to help adults improve their<br />

functional skills in reading, writing, mathematics, English, social<br />

studies, science, and computer literacy.<br />

The Albany <strong>County</strong> Campus provides its students with<br />

support services similar to those available to the Cheyenne<br />

campus students. Counseling services, academic advising,<br />

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