Lane Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Lane Community College, also referred to as LCC or Lane, is a two-year, coeducational, community college located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The College was founded in 1964 by a vote of the local citizens. The main campus was established in 1968. Lane College was a successor to the Eugene Technical-Vocational School, which was founded in 1938.

The departments at Lane Community College include the following:

• Art and Applied Design
• Computer Information Technology
• Music, Dance and Theatre Arts
• ESL
• Flight Technology
• Health & Physical Education
• Marketing and Public Relations
• Mathematics
• Social Science

The College's sports teams are called the LCC Titans. The official mascot of LCC is the Titans. The College sponsors baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track and field, and volleyball. It also sponsors a number of club sports.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, computer science and engineering, office and administration, liberal arts, and cooking and culinary arts.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High male/female ratio.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Quarter.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 10,826 in 2009-2010 (10,538 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 50% of the student body. About 15% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (41 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business/Commerce
• Management Information Systems

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (46 awarded)

• Computer Programming, Specific Applications
• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Information Science/Studies
• System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (1 awarded)

• Electrician

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (23 awarded)

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (30 awarded)

• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician
• Industrial Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (28 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Community Organization and Advocacy

HOSPITALITY (2 awarded)

• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management

LAW (5 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

LIBERAL ARTS (372 awarded)

• General Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (22 awarded)

• Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician
• Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDIA (8 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (38 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
• Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (78 awarded)

• Dental Assisting/Assistant
• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (85 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (22 awarded)

• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (24 awarded)

• Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications
• General Office Occupations and Clerical Services
• Office Management and Supervision

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (6 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

PRODUCTION TRADES (2 awarded)

• Welding Technology/Welder

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (15 awarded)

• Corrections
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

TRANSPORTATION (6 awarded)

• Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew