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Committed to Local Success Lorain County Community College shines during National Community College Month and all year long. By Linda Feagler
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VOLUME 15 | ISSUE 1
LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Lorain County Community College’s (LCCC) stellar 59-year history includes conferring more than 50,000 degrees, being heralded as First in the Nation for Excellence in Student Success and lauded as the most affordable college in Ohio for associate and bachelor’s degrees. So it has much to celebrate during National Community College Month, an annual commemoration held in April that recognizes the vital impact community colleges play throughout the country. But LCCC is not one to rest on its laurels. Tracy Green, the college’s vice president of strategic and institutional development, explains that the future is always at the forefront of new initiatives designed to prepare students for a job market that never stops shifting. The college’s current strategic plan reflects that commitment. “In 2019, we set a pretty ambitious goal,” Green says. “We unveiled a strategic plan to ensure educational attainment is aligned with the in-demand jobs and economic opportunities