Luna Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

The Luna Community College, also known as LCC was established in 1969. Named for Maximiliano Luna, the college was founded as the Luna Area Vocational Technical School. In 1970, it was renamed as the Luna Vocational Technical Institute, and it was given its current name on December 18, 2000. The college offers educational programs in the fields of health sciences, technologies, humanities, and business and professional studies.

The sports teams of the college, known as the Rough Riders, participate in sports including softball, and baseball. The college offers financial support through loans and scholarships, and students can also take advantage of the LCC’s Roadrunner Scholarship or the Alliance for Minority Participation Scholarship.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, business and management, nursing and emergency medicine, and cooking and culinary arts.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• 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.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,037 in 2009-2010 (1,189 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 57% of the student body. About 20% 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)

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (7 awarded)

• Cosmetology/Cosmetologist

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (19 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (0 awarded)

• Carpentry/Carpenter
• Electrician

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (4 awarded)

• Culinary Arts/Chef Training

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (17 awarded)

• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (6 awarded)

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Industrial Technology/Technician

LIBERAL ARTS (9 awarded)

• General Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (1 awarded)

• Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDIA (0 awarded)

• Graphic Communications

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (11 awarded)

• Dental Assisting/Assistant

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (42 awarded)

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Office Management and Supervision

PRODUCTION TRADES (1 awarded)

• Welding Technology/Welder

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (5 awarded)

• Corrections
• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies