Lakeland College - canada

A community college in Mattoon, Illinois, Lake Land College established in 1966 and has a student enrollment of over 4,000. It offers various employment-ready and pathway programs (150+ academic majors) in ten areas of study like Health and Public Services, Business, Information Technology and Agriculture. Some workforce and transfer ready programs are Cosmetology, Entrepreneurship, Management, Psychology and Elementary Education. The main Lake Land College campus is located in Mattoon, and it also has four centres; Workforce Development Center, Eastern Region Center, Western Region Center and Kluthe Center for Higher Education and Technology. The Lake Land College Library houses numerous articles, journals, books and e-resources. The collegeäó»s Adult Education program comprises High School Equivalency (GED Programming), Vocational Programming and English Language Acquisition classes. The Dual Credit program, which has an annual student enrollment of 1,500, allows high school students to earn college credit before graduating. Several High Demand Programs boost employment opportunities in areas like Automotive Technology, Criminal Justice, Paramedical Services, and Court Reporting. Other programs offered by the college include the Traffic Safety Program, IDOT Quality Management Training Program and Truck Driver Training Program. Lake Land College also offers online classes; there are 12 certificates, four associate degree and 13 online-flex degree programs available in this format. The estimated tuition fee is USD 4,260, USD 8,083 and USD 13,885 for in-district, out-of-district and out-of-state/international students respectively. Financial aids include scholarships, loans, grants and student employment like the Federal Pell Grant, Illinois MIA/POW Scholarship, Direct Loan Program, Federal Work-Study and Military Tuition Assistance. There are no housing facilities on campus, but student accommodation is available close by in apartments. Lake Land College has over 30 student clubs like Active Mind, Common Corners and Pride and five sports teams (baseball, basketball, softball etc.). Over 80% of Lake Land College graduates find employment within six months of graduating.