From the President

I hope you will take a moment to look through the 2022 edition of the Lenoir Community College CareerFocus and see just some of the educational opportunities and career pathways the College has for everyone. Whether you are looking for short-term training or a degree-seeking program, Lenoir Community College is where hope and opportunity connect. Our faculty and staff are committed to providing...

ACCELER8 Beginning Spring 2023

By Richy Huneycutt The program, ACCELER8, provides students the opportunity to take fewer hours at a time while successfully progressing toward their educational goals. Courses will be offered from January 9 to March 3 and from March 8 to May 9, 2023. “This opportunity will benefit our working adults who are trying to juggle a full-time job while attending college, and at the same time...

Roll on to a New Career with Truck Driver Training

By Allie Bluhm-Whitley Beginning a new career that earns high wages does not have to take a long time. With Lenoir Community College’s Truck Driver Training Program, students can roll on to a new career as a truck driver in as little as nine weeks! Since 2017, the Truck Driver Training (CDL) course has provided students with the training to inspect and operate tractor-trailers and assume...
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Heading to the Classroom

By Richy Huneycutt Becoming a teacher just got a little easier through Lenoir Community College’s newest programs – Teacher Prep – Associate in Arts and Teacher Prep – Associate in Science. Students interested in earning a degree in elementary, middle, special education, or secondary education will now be able to begin their first two years at LCC before transferring to a four-year...

Student Always Wanted to be a Teacher

By Richy Huneycutt Lenoir Community College student Mackenzie Rouse of Kinston knew as a child that she wanted to be a teacher. “I used to ‘teach’ my friends and stuffed animals. However, when I was in high school, I thought that I either wanted to be a high school teacher or pediatric nurse,” she said. “I took all the health science courses, where I realized that was not what I...
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Centro Educativo Latino Provides Opportunities for Spanish Speaking Students

By Allie Bluhm-Whitley Finding inclusive educational opportunities for Spanish-speaking students can sometimes be very difficult. Lenoir Community College’s Centro Educativo Latino aims to fill in the gaps left open by traditional educational venues. Carlos Cotto, Associate Dean of Workforce Development and Latino Programs, leads the Centro Educativo Latino. “The goal of the center is to...

The Top Five Excuses Adult Learners Use Not to Go to College

You wake up every day to return to the same job you have been dragging yourself to for the past 10 years. However, you don’t see a way out. More sitting at a computer crunching numbers you don’t care about; performing mind-numbing data entry; or performing work that, let’s face it, was fine 10 years ago, but is starting to wear on you physically now. You’ve always been interested in...
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Your Four Years Start Here

You’re ready to graduate high school and you’re thinking of attending a university, but you don’t want to start your education going in debt. What are your options? The answer is Lenoir Community College, where, “Your four years start here.” “When you’re ready to graduate from LCC, we support you in transferring to the four-year university or college of your choice,” LCC...

Guide to Careers

Choosing a career path is an important decision and Lenoir Community College is dedicated to providing education to fit a wide variety of career goals. Choose from certificates, diplomas, associate degrees, and transfer studies to prepare you for careers that support your unique interests and ambitions. Credentials key: AAS=Associate in Applied Science, D= Diploma, C=Certificate Areas of...

What’s Your Social Media IQ?

Your online choices can help you get – or lose – a job. Nearly 9 out of 10 US companies now use Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn for recruiting, and most of them review employee and applicant profiles, whether you share them or not. Find out if your social media profile makes the right impression: Do you 1  List your full name? (If you have a common name, it is especially important to...
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