Consortium Members
The following community colleges are currently participating in the newly formed League for Innovations Online Course Sharing Consortium:
Austin Community College in Texas
Lamar Institute of Technology in Texas
Montgomery County Community College in Pennsylvania
Tarrant County Community College in Texas
Yavapai Community College in Arizona
“This new consortium will help community colleges better meet learners’ needs by arranging student access to courses that are unavailable at their home institutions,” said Cynthia Wilson, vice president for learning and chief impact officer for the League for Innovation in the Community College, in a statement. “This initiative is also about harnessing the collective expertise and capacity of community colleges to improve flexibility in scheduling for students seeking in-demand courses.”
The 100 Best Community Colleges in America
By Elizabeth Jackson, Stacker News
On 5/16/21 at 8:00 AM EDT
With college costs mounting and student debt remaining a hot topic of conversation, public opinion on four-year colleges has begun to shift, as people contemplate whether they are in fact the only or best option for all students. An estimated 8.7 million undergraduates enrolled in public, two-year colleges during the 2016–17 academic year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. A 2019 study from TD Ameritrade found 36 percent of Gen Z students considered attending a community college before a four-year college, while 21 percent considered attending a community college instead of a four-year college.
Largest ever Lamar Institute of Technology class graduates in first in-person ceremony since spring 2020
The graduating class made history with the highest number of graduates earning the most degrees in the school s history. Author: Scott Eslinger (12NewsNow) Updated: 11:49 AM CDT May 14, 2021
BEAUMONT, Texas Graduates at the Lamar Institute of Technology became some of the first in Southeast Texas to get their diplomas in-person Friday morning in Beaumont.
The in-person spring 2021 commencement ceremony was the first the school has held since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last spring.
Friday s graduating class made history with the highest number of graduates earning the most degrees in the school s history according to a news release from LIT.
$307K grant will provide for custom job training at Lamar Institute of Technology
The grant will allow LIT students and those who are looking to go back to school to take part in custom job training in a variety of fields. Author: James Grant (12NewsNow), Scott Eslinger (12NewsNow) Published: 1:16 AM CDT May 7, 2021 Updated: 1:16 AM CDT May 7, 2021
BEAUMONT, Texas A major grant will help the Lamar Institute of Technology with job training getting Southeast Texans the skills they need to get back to work.
LIT was recently awarded a skills development fund grant from the Texas Workforce Commission.
It will provide custom job training for students and those looking to get back into the workforce as well.
training Thursday. The training exercise will include several locations throughout Beaumont and
the Lamar Institute of Technology campus. Regional first responders will use their vehicles
to react to simulated events. University Drive in Beaumont from Lavaca to Hartel will be closed
today from 7:00 am-3:00 pm