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

Student Enrollment (Fall 2008 Credit Programs)

  • Total Enrollment 6,985 (100%)
  • Full-Time 2,881 (41%)
  • Part-Time 4,104 (59%)
  • Male 2,616 (37%)
  • Female 4,369 (63%)
  • Minority 1,464 (21%)
  • Average Age 25 years old

Degrees Conferred (2007-2008)

  • Associate in Arts 291 (36.9%)
  • Associate in Science 29 (3.6%)
  • Associate in Applied Science 323 (41%)
  • Certificate Programs 80 (10.2%)
  • Specialized Credit Diploma Programs 65 (8.2%)

Faculty & Staff (Fall 2008)

  • All Faculty and Staff 1,292 (100%)
  • Full-Time Faculty 103 (8%)
  • Full-Time Administrative Staff 84 (6.5%)
  • Full-Time Classified Staff 72 (5.6%)
  • Full-Time Special Term Staff 19 (1.5%)
  • Part-Time Faculty 381 (29.5%)
  • Part-Time Administrative Staff 28 (2.2%)
  • Part-Time Classified Staff 40 (3.1%)
  • Part-Time Community Service Staff 547 (42.3%)
  • Part-Time Special Term Staff 18 (1.4%)

Student/Faculty Ratio (Fall 2008)

  • 18:1 - 18 students to 1 faculty member

Average Credit Hours

  • Full-time students in Fall 2008 carried an average course load of 13.4 credits
  • Part-time students in Fall 2008 carried an average course load of 5.4 credits

Credit Hour Totals

  • Fall 2008 students enrolled in courses totaling 60,811 credit hours

Full-Time Equivalents

  • Fall 2008 full-time and part-time students totaled 4,772 full-time equivalents (FTEs)