Lawrence College & Career Center

Discover What's Next

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The Lawrence College & Career Center prepares students for their future through hands-on learning experiences in an innovative, engaging environment.

Through direct engagement with business and industry leaders, students at the College & Career Center have access to industry-standard technology and relevant, professional curriculum. Students can earn college credit while still in high school, with an opportunity for free tuition, giving students a head start on their future.

Our Courses

All courses at the Lawrence College & Career Center (LCCC) prepare students for post-secondary enrollment and a high-wage, high-demand career. Learn more about the courses offered at LCCC, including a full list of courses and their descriptions on our Courses webpage (located under the For Students tab) by clicking the link below.

Learn About Courses

(The following courses are subject to change)

Courses at LCCC

Courses at LCCC

Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)*
Certified Medication Aide (CMA)* (Spring Only)
Medical Terminology*
EMS First Responder*
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)*
Forensic Science
Principles of Biotechnology
AP Computer Science
Computer Science Essentials
Computer Programming - Game Design
Web Page Design
Digital Electronics
Cybersecurity
Programming Fundamentals
HTML and CSS
CompTIA A+ Essentials (Fall only)*
CompTIA A+ Practical Applications (Spring only)*
Networking Fundamentals
Project Management - Computer Programming/Web and Digital Communications/Computer Support/Networking
Advanced Culinary Arts
Event Planning and Management
US Government
Auto and Welding for the Novice (Spring only)
Automotive Service
Welding
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Design/Build (Fall only)

*Courses available to both high school students and adults.

Design Principles

Everything we do a the College & Career Center is guided by our three key "design principles." These three guiding principles assisted in the development of our facility and continue to direct the curriculum and instruction provided within it today. Our design principles were formed by a team of over 100 community stakeholders from across Lawrence — including students, teachers, counselors, parents, post-secondary partners, business and industry representatives, and local community leaders — in order to answer a single question. How can we prepare students for whatever comes next in their lives?

Hands-on, Project-based Learning

We believe in learning by doing. While content is important, in order for our students to reach their goals, they will need to initiate, collaborate and persist. They must have the educational space to be curious, use that curiosity to investigate, create, learn from their mistakes and improve. Knowledge is dynamic. The facts a student learns today may be disproved or irrelevant in the future. What may engage students today might not be an interest tomorrow. When we learn by doing not only do we understand the content, we transform it and develop the skills to seek, analyze and apply knowledge in the future.

Business & Industry Involvement

Far too often we think education is a linear progression: elementary, secondary, post-secondary and then a career. Many of our students have jobs and we expect that every one of them will work in the future. Some of our adult students are coming back to school after years of employment to learn new skills. We believe we can learn as much from the workplace as we can in a classroom. Our students are expected to understand a diverse set of workplace values and social norms, while testing the relevance of the knowledge and skills they acquire.

Post-Secondary Preparation

A post-secondary education has become fundamental to success in today’s economy. While we believe that post-secondary education is rapidly changing, our students will need the skills to navigate rigorous educational programs of study that lead to certificates and/or degrees. Our programs, whenever possible, coordinate with post-secondary schools to provide actual college courses at an affordable rate for our students. While the content is extremely valuable to our students, just as valuable is the requirement to plan for, manage and succeed in completing post-secondary coursework.

How We Learn

In order to provide consistency within the learning environment and reinforce the skills and behaviors expected in the workplace and at the post-secondary level, the Lawrence College & Career Center has established three areas of expectations for our learners:

Commit to Learn

Be on time with necessary materials
Use your time to enhance learning goals
Ask questions — everyone is a learner

Practice Professionalism

Practice formal communication
Regularly reflect on our goals — are you making progress?
Persevere — struggle is part of the learning process

Contribute to Community & Culture

Be encouraging and helpful to peers
Recognize and report unsafe situations
Respect that others will use the space — put things away after using them and preserve resources

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Lawrence College & Career Center

Discover What's Next

Our Courses

Courses at LCCC

Design Principles

Hands-on, Project-based Learning

Hands-on, Project-based Learning

Business & Industry Involvement

Business & Industry Involvement

Post-Secondary Preparation

Post-Secondary Preparation

How We Learn

Commit to Learn

Practice Professionalism

Contribute to Community & Culture

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