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Experience the Excitement!

What are you waiting for?lakelandcollege.edu

Why LLC?

Go to lakelandcollege.edu/viewbook. Watch a two-minute video about real LLC students, their experiences and advice.

“I was so excited to arrive on Lake Land’s campus after hearing about it from my friend. He was right! The teachers are so friendly and the people are very helpful. They get to know you and this is really important when you are thousands of miles from your home and family.”- Chiwaya Chibanda

LLC has:

• The Academic Programs you want – more than 140

• Small class sizes that help you learn

• Faculty who know you

• Connections to move you to the workforce

• Advising to provide you a seamless transfer

• Academic quality that will challenge you

• Tuition & fees that leave you virtually debt-free

• Individualized attention you need for success

• A campus life found at four-years

• Clubs for every interest and major you have

• State-of-the-art technology

• Textbook rental saving you up to $1,200 a year

• The safest campus in Illinois

At Lake Land College, you

are a person, not a number.

You learn in classrooms, not

auditoriums. You get your

hands dirty doing experiments

and using technology, not

just reading about them. You

know your faculty, not your

teaching assistants. And, you

succeed and move on to the

next step in your life.

Check us out! facebook.com/lakelandcollege lakelandcollege.edu

Because it’s all about YOU!

(217) 234-5232

(Be sure to check out the “Like Free Stuff” info at the end of this book.)

Schedule a campus tour!

Q ACan I test out of any classes?Yes! You either submit your ACT scores or take the college’s placement test and you’ll be placed in English and math courses according to your scores.

Luther Student CenterThis building is where you go for many things at LLC. It’s where you go to get started, have fun, take a break and spruce up your resume.

The hub of student activities, the Luther Student Center is where you register, where you hang out as a student and where you visit as a graduate to receive job search assistance or join the Alumni Association.

The Foundation is also in this building and is awaiting your scholarship application. Each year about 400 outstanding students receive scholarships. Applications are available online.

Q AWhat kind of clubs does Lake Land College have?

Students are encouraged to join any of the 30 clubs ranging from Welding Club and Human Services Club, to Environmental Club, Phi Theta Kappa Honorary Society and the community choir.

TheStudentLifeofficeisthehostofall student organizations and clubs on campus.Throughthisofficeyoucanrunfor the Student Government Association, plan free weekly entertainment events, write for the student newspaper or join one of the many clubs on campus. The StudentLifeofficeisagreatplacetohangoutandfindouthowyoucanbecomemore involved on campus.

From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. each week, the Student Activity Board schedules events such as comedians, musicians, hypnotists, scavenger hunts, the Spring Carnival, tie-dye t-shirts and much more. There’s usually free stuff or food at the events and it’s a great way to get to know others on campus.

Luther Student Center

Robert K Luther Student Center• Accounting• Administration• AdmissionsandRecords• LakerPointVending&Subway• CareerServices

• Counseling• FoundationandAlumni• OfficeofStudentAccommodations• InternationalStudies• Theater

Student Life

Police Department

VoTech Building

John Deere Building

West Building

Neal Hall

Webb Hall


Northwest Building

Northeast Building

Field House

Webb Hall


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in order to provide

the best e

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for the stu

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serve.

Robert D Webb Hall• BusinessDivision• EnglishasaSecondLanguage• FinancialAid• LearningAssistanceCenter/TutoringCenter• TRiOStudentSupportServices

Fromentrepreneursseekingfinancialandacademic assistance to business students creating, designing and wiring, Webb Hall is bustling with action.

The newest building on campus to be renovated, Webb Hall includes state-of-the-art technology and labs for Business students.

All students are encouraged to seek the services of the Tutoring Center and FinancialAidOffice.And,ifyoumeetcertain criteria, you may be eligible for the TRiO Student Support Services program, which provides one-on-one services to help you succeed. See the “How to Pay” section at the end of this brochure.

Did you know 60% of our students receivefinancialassistance?Whatareyouwaiting for? Come see us!

Police Department

VoTech Building

John Deere Building

West Building

Neal Hall

Webb Hall


Northwest Building

Northeast Building

Field House


“I like the closeness of the program and the hands-on instruction you get from the instructors. The vo-tech facility is great, and it’s really easy to take an active role in the classes you’re in.”

- Tom Barker

Q AHow many credits does a full-time student take?

To be a full-time student you have to take 12 hours. Most people average 15 per semester.

VoTechBuilding

Fromdiagnosticstosparksflying,VoTechiswheretechnologymeetshands-on skills.

VoTechofferseverythingyouneedto know to become a professional auto mechanic as well as welding and machinist. The Welding Lab was recently renovated with new equipment to provide marketable training.

The Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)certifiedAutomotiveProgramuses the latest diagnostic computer equipment as well as the traditional tools found in all shops. In addition, the building is home to the Auto Club’s winning 1993 Pontiac Firebird Dragster.

VoTechBuilding• Automotive• IndustrialMaintenance• Welding

Police Department

VoTech Building

John Deere Building

West Building

Neal Hall

Webb Hall


Northwest Building

Northeast Building

Field House

Neal Hall

AQ How do you transfer your dual credit classes from your high school to a college or university?

LLC Dual Credit classes will appear as regular classes on your LLC academic transcript. When you’re ready to transfer, youcanrequestthatanofficialtranscriptbe sent to the institution of your choice.

The art of nursing and science meets the skill of creativity within the walls of Neal Hall.

From a nursing lab including a patient simulator to an art room spilling with sunlight to a green house full of classroom projects, Neal Hall houses a range of humanities, science and allied health classes.

Students enrolled in Speech, English, Music, Botany, Math for Meds, GIS, Earth Science and Advanced Medical Terminology take classes here.

Burnham E & Nancy Neal Hall• AlliedHealthDivision• Art• Music• Nursing• PartnershipsforCollege&CareerSuccess

Police Department

VoTech Building

John Deere Building

West Building

Neal Hall

Webb Hall


Northwest Building

Northeast Building

Field House

“Because of the scholarship I

received from the foundation,

I was able to focus on my

passion which is farming. This

opened up more time for me

to participate as a student

ambassador, become involved

in more student activities and

of course, concentrate on my

education.”

- Nick Turner

Northeast Building

Q AHow will I know if my classes will transfer to another college?

Courses that are numbered 100 or higher are transferable courses. Some lower level courses also may transfer when we have an Articulation Agreement with the four year school.

Whether dissecting the Pythagorean Theorem or solving a debate on human cloning, Northeast classrooms arefilledwithsuccessfullearning,challenging theories, learning epiphanies and aha moments every day.

Minds are challenged with theories, skeletal structures and equations. Many bachelor’s degrees begin in this building with a multitude of math, science, social science and education courses offered.

Classes found in this building include Human Anatomy, Beginning Algebra, Bio-Science, Statistics and American National Government.

Northeast Classroom Building• Math&ScienceDivision• SocialScience&EducationDivision• GeneralAnthropology

Overall, 97% of Lake

Land College transfer

students have higher

GPAs than both native

four-year college

students and other

community college

transfers.

Police Department

VoTech Building

John Deere Building

West Building

Neal Hall

Webb Hall


Northwest Building

Northeast Building

Field House

Field House

Q AWhat is the student to faculty ratio?

12 to 1

Our state-of-the-artfitnesscenterissecond to none! As a student, the facility is FREE to use during operating hours.Stretch your brain while testing your knowledge in the Field House.

Sure you can get an awesome workout in the Fitness Center and a have a blast at a basketball game, but did you also know you can participate in intramural sports or attend a variety of classes in the Field House?

In addition to the Laker gym, the Field house hosts Education, Human Services, Aerobics and Strategies for Success courses.

You can catch a game of volleyball or women’s or men’s basketball in the gym. Softball and baseball games are on the nearby fields.Studentsgetfreeadmissiontoall games at LLC! A lot of FREE, fun Student Activity Board events are held here as well!

12 to 1

Field House• Athletic Director• CoachesOffices• Gym• GeneralEducationClassrooms• FitnessCenter

Whether you participate as an athlete or you enjoy attending an event, Lake Land College’s athletic programs are among the top in the nation in both performance and academics.

Teams Volleyball Baseball Softball Women’s Basketball Men’s Basketball

Athletics

VoTech Building

John Deere Building

West Building

Neal Hall

Webb Hall


Northwest Building

Northeast Building

Field House

Police Department

West Building

Q AHow many people go to Lake Land College?

The college serves more than 8,200 students a year, however on campus the typical population is about 4,000.

From surveying to haircuts to growing a sustainable living laboratory, the West Building is cultivating energy, style and agriculturists.

In this building, technology students are learning the technological skills needed to service our wind turbines and other sustainable initiatives, while agriculture students are learning how to produce cost-saving energy on their farms.

At the opposite end of the building, students in the cosmetology, esthetics and nail tech programs are providing real-life services to clients and gaining valuable skills.

The Lightning Bug (our all electric car refurbished and converted by students) is usually in the atrium. This building also has its own snack area with microwaves and vending machines!

West Classroom Building• AgPowerTechnology• AgricultureDivision• CivilEngineeringTechnology• Cosmetology/CosmetologyClinic

• Drafting/CADLabs• ElectronicLabs• Greenhouse• IDOTQC/QA• TechnologyDivision

Curtis Ochs, operations

technician for Blue Northern

Energy, graduated from LLC’s

Power Plant Technology

program in 2011. He credits

his education at LLC with

preparing him for his career

in green technologies.

VoTech Building

John Deere Building

West Building

Neal Hall

Webb Hall


Northwest Building

Northeast Building

Field House


Q AHow many scholarships does the Foundation award?

Each year, the Foundation awards more than $380,000 in scholarships to more than 400 students.

LearningResource Center

"ItookmyfirstclassatLake

Land three years ago. LLC has

continued to be my go-to

school for summer & online

courses. I'm a full-time student

at SIU Carbondale, and I've been

able to take a lot of my core

curriculum classes at Lake Land.

Transferring the credits is easy,

and LLC is a great cost-saver!"

- Kristin Stevens

VirgilHJudgeLearningResourceCenter• Library• CenterforTechnology&ProfessionalDevelopment• SecondStoryVendingLounge • PrivateStudyRooms

Curl up with a computer, snack while you study or rehearse a presentation in theVirgilH.JudgeLearningResourceCenter – commonly known as the Library.

The building houses traditional resources, several computer labs and a new vending/snack area called the SecondStory.Thesecondflooralsoincludes rooms that can be reserved for group projects, private studying or presentation practice.

Onthelowerlevelyou’llfindtheCenter for Technology and Professional Development,thego-toofficeforyouronline classes and test proctoring.

Police Department

VoTech Building

John Deere Building

West Building

Neal Hall

Webb Hall


Northwest Building

Northeast Building

Field House

Q AWhere and how do I apply to Lake Land College?

You can apply online by clicking the “Get Started” link on the college’s Web site @ lakelandcollege.edu

Northwest Building

http://www.lakelandcollege.edu

You can broadcast your dental knowledge and brush up on the classics in the Northwest Building.

With a fully operating student dental clinic and WLKL, 89.9 The MaxradioandTVstation,studentsin this building are gaining hands-on skills in their chosen careers.

Students taking English, Literature, Sociology and Philosophy courses willfindthemselvesinthisbuilding.

Northwest Classroom Building• DentalClinic/DentalHygieneProgram• WLKLRadio/TVStation• HumanServices• Humanities&CommunicationDivision

LLC has been ranked in the top 10% of all community colleges in the U.S. for two years running!

VoTech Building

John Deere Building

West Building

Neal Hall

Webb Hall


Northwest Building

Northeast Building

Field House

Police Department

Police Department

You can read more about campus safety here:lakelandcollege.edu/policedepartment

StateUniversity.com

named Lake Land

College the safest

college campus in

the state of Illinois

and the fourth safest

campus in the US!

The Kluthe Center for Higher Education & TechnologyislocatedinEffingham.Hereyou can study Nursing, Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) or Massage Therapy (MT) as well as a host of other classes! The PTA and MT programs are offered exclusively at the Kluthe Center.

The Eastern Region Center located in Marshall has an awesome automotive lab!

The Western Region Center has a focus on nursing to alleviate the drive for our far western students!

Remember, we offer a wide variety of online classes too!

Off Campus Locations

Learn more about studying in your own community:lakelandcollege.edu/col/map/maps/offcampus

AgAg BusinessAg Machinery SalesAg Power TechnologyAg Professional Custom ApplicationsAgricultureAgriculture Business & SupplyAgriculture Production & ManagementAlternative Ag ProductionCrop ProductionHorticultureJohnDeereTechLivestock ProductionPre-VeterinaryMedicine

Allied HealthAssociate Degree NurseBasic Nurse AssistingDental HygieneEmergency Medical ServicesFire Science TechnologyMassage TherapyParamedical ServicesPhysical Therapist AssistantPractical NursingPre-Respiratory Care

Applied ScienceAssociate In Liberal StudiesOther MajorUndecided

BusinessAccountingAdministrative Assistant– Executive– Legal

– MedicalBusiness AdministrationBusiness EducationComputer Applications SpecialistCosmetologyCosmetology Nail TechnologyCosmetology TeacherDesktop Publishing Graphic DesignE-Commerce MarketingEntrepreneurshipEstheticsInformation Technology– Computer Applications– Computer Game Development– Digital Media Specialist– Network Administration– Programming– Web TechManagementMarketingMedical Coding SpecialistMedical TranscriptionistOfficeTechnologySkills– General– Medical–MOSCertificateOfficeAssistant/ReceptionistOfficeManagementProfessional Sales

HumanitiesArtBroadcast AnnouncingEnglishLiberal ArtsRadio BroadcastingRadio–TVBroadcastingSpeech CommunicationsTVField/StudioProduction

Choices... we have them!

Math and ScienceAssociate In Engineering ScienceBioscience Non-TeachingChemistryClinical Laboratory ScienceConservation– Pre-Forestry– Pre-WildlifeEarth ScienceEnvironmental ScienceIntroduction to GISGeospatial TechnologyMathematicsMathematics EducationPhysicsPre-ChiropracticPre-DentalPre-EngineeringPre-MedicinePre-NursingPre-PharmacyPre-Physical TherapyPre-VeterinaryMedicineSecondary Education– Biology– Chemistry– Physics

Social Science & EducationChild and Family ServicesCriminalJusticeEarly Childhood Care and EducationEarly Childhood EducationEconomicsElementary EducationGeographyHealth EducationHistoryHuman Services –CriminalJustice– Education– Health– Psychology– SociologyNanny Child Care ProviderParaprofessional EducationPhysical EducationPolitical SciencePre-Law

PsychologyRecreationSocial ScienceSociology / Social WorkSpecial Education

TechnologyAdvanced Automation and ControlAirframe and PowerplantAviation MechanicAuto MechanicAutomotive TechnologyBuilding Construction TechnologyCET / Advanced Technical StudiesCivil Engineering TechnologyCivil Engineering Technology – Co-opComputer Aided Design TechnologyComputer Integrated Manufact. Tech.Computer TechnicianComputer TroubleshootingComputer-Aided DraftingElectronic Communication TechnicianElectronics Engineering TechnologyElectronics Systems SpecialistHVAC&RefrigerationIndustrial MaintenanceInstrumentation and Control TechnologyMechanical – Electrical TechnologyPower Plant MechanicPower Plant TechnologyProgrammable Logic ControllersRenewable EnergyRenewable Energy ManagementResidential WiringSustainable EnergyWelding Technology

Workforce Development CenterCommercial Truck Driver Training

Affirmative Action/Equal OpportunityLake Land College is committed to maintaining a working and learning environment thatpromotesequalopportunityandaffirmativeactionandthatisfreefromunlawfuldiscrimination and harassment. It is the policy of Lake Land College not to engage in discrimination or harassment against any person because of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital or civil union status, veteran status, sexual orientation or any basis of discrimination precluded by applicable federaland state statutes. This policy applies to admission and access to and participation, treatment and employment in the College’s programs, activities, and services.

Thefollowingcampusofficeisassignedtheresponsibilityforensuringcompliancewiththispolicyaswellasfederalandstatestatutesandregulationsconcerningaffirmativeactionandequalaccess:OfficeoftheDirectorofHumanResources•(217)234-5210/HumanResourcesOfficeComplaintformsandproceduresforfilingcanbeobtainedthroughCounselingServicesorHumanResources.Inaddition,theseofficeswillmaintain current copies of appropriate laws, regulations, and policies.

Choices... we have them!

Toseespecificcoursesforeachprogram, go to lakelandcollege.edu!

Real students

Want to know what it’s really like at Lake Land? Hear from actual LLC students! Go to lakelandcollege.edu/viewbook. Watch a two-minute video about real LLC students, their experiences and advice.

After the video, click the link tofindoutmoreaboutLLC.Fillout the short form and receive a free gift from us!

Chiwaya ChibandaPhysical Therapy Chiwaya chose Lake Land College over every other college in the United States.

Kristin StevensSummer Student Kristin takes summer courses with us and attends Southern Illinois University Carbondale full time.

Scan this QR code on your smartphone & look for the Request More Information link to complete a short form. Use the promo code “viewbook” and we’ll send you a free gift!

Cameron EdgarDesktop Publishing Cam is studying Desktop Publishing at LLC to go into the workforce when he isfinished.

at Lake Land College

Gotoourfinancialaidpagetofindoutmore!lakelandcollege.edu/financialaid

“Working at the Bookstore part-time, I realize how much the textbook rental system and Lake Land in general saves students. I am really glad I chose Lake Land to prepare me for my career.”

- Cameron Edgar

Lake Land College’s tuition and fees areaboutone-fifththecostofa state university. Plus we have textbook rental that can save you up to an additional $1,200 per year.

There are several ways to pay for college:

• Apply for Financial Aid by completing the FAFSA at www.fafsa.org

• Lake Land College Foundation scholarships

• Third-party scholarships• Federalorstatefinancialaid• Student loans For more information and an estimation of the aid you could receive, visit the college’s Financial Aid siteatlakelandcollege.edu/financialaid

How to Pay for College

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