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Established in 1966, Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC) is a comprehensive, two-year, publicly supported community college.

The college is accredited by the Middle States Association ofColleges and Secondary Schools and is sponsored by all nine schooldistricts in Lehigh County and four of the five school districts inCarbon County. The mission of LCCC is "responding to the community byproviding affordable, accessible, and high quality education."

Program Offerings

  • 11 Associate in Arts programs
  • 9 Associate in Science programs
  • 52 Associate in Applied Science programs
  • 22 Certificate programs
  • 10 Specialized Credit Diploma programs
  • Hundreds of non-credit course/program offerings
  • Workforce training programs
  • Dual enrollment courses for high school students

Student Enrollment (Fall 2007 Credit Programs)

  • Total Enrollment 7,184 (100%)
  • Full-Time 2,733 (38%)
  • Part-Time 4,451 (62%)
  • Male 2,773 (39%)
  • Female 4,411 (61%)
  • Minority 1,384 (19.3%)
  • Average Age 25 years old

Degrees Conferred (2006-2007)

  • Associate in Arts 278 (37.5%)
  • Associate in Science 23 (3.1%)
  • Associate in Applied Science 316 (42.6%)
  • Certificate Programs 82 (11.1%)
  • Specialized Credit Diploma Programs 43 (5.8%)

Faculty & Staff (Fall 2007)

  • All Faculty and Staff 1,306 (100%)
  • Full-Time Faculty 106 (8.1%)
  • Full-Time Administrative Staff 79 (6%)
  • Full-Time Classified Staff 74 (5.7%)
  • Full-Time Special Term Staff 9 (0.7%)
  • Part-Time Faculty 404 (30.9%)
  • Part-Time Administrative Staff 27 (2.1%)
  • Part-Time Classified Staff 49 (3.8%)
  • Part-Time Community Service Staff 547 (41.9%)
  • Part-Time Special Term Staff 11 (0.8%)

Student/Faculty Ratio (Fall 2007)

  • 14:1 - 14 students to 1 faculty member

Average Credit Hours

  • Full-time students in Fall 2007 carried an average course load of 13.4 credits
  • Part-time students in Fall 2007 carried an average course load of 5.3 credits

Credit Hour Totals

  • Fall 2007 students enrolled in courses totaling 60,368 credit hours

Full-Time Equivalents

  • Fall 2007 full-time and part-time students totaled 4,707 full-time equivalents (FTEs)