Aspire Magazine

Commencement Speakers Share LCCC Experiences This year’s commencement speakers – Laurisa Gruver and Shanise Cooper – both reflected on the challenges of attending college during a pandemic. In their address to fellow graduates and the 2,000+ attendees at the May 16 ceremony they shared their experiences attending LCCC in these unique circumstances.
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Students of the Year Set Paths for Success Student of the Year is Lehigh Carbon Community College’s most prestigious annual honor. Students are nominated by instructors, and the winners are chosen by the LCCC Faculty Association based on their performance in and out of the classroom. For 2022, Jace Izellah Mary was named Student of the Year, and Tucker Zimmerman was named Early College Student of the Year.

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A Learning Environment for All Jordan-born Arin Alkanani calls herself a big-picture person who wants all the pieces of the puzzle right at her fingertips. She credits Lehigh Carbon Community College for her confidence with English as a second language – a key component of her nursing career success, learning discoveries, trajectory and more.

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Paige's Story

“Why would a smart girl like you go into the trades?” This was the kind of question Paige Knowles (she/her) received from family and friends when she made the decision to pursue a career in the trades at a young age. Paige’s goal is to help young people answer those same questions, and encourage them to break through social norms to pursue their dreams.

This is Paige’s story.

Be Anyone. Start Here.

Reporting Live: Anna Laible

At just 16 years old, Anna Laible has found a creative way to combine her passions for sports and writing.

A junior in high school and carrying a full load at LCCC, Laible, of Lehighton, will earn her associate degree in communications by the time she finishes high school. Her professional goal is to become a sports broadcaster or reporter.

Remembering Founding Trustee Leon S. Peters Leon Peters served as an LCCC trustee from 1967 to 1972 as a school board member for the Parkland School District, then from 1972 to 1986, representing the Allentown School District.

Mr. Peters died Dec. 4, 2021 at the age of 90. We remember the impact he had on establishing the college and his continued role in the community over the decades since.

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LCCC at 55 55 Moments for 55 Years of LCCC

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55 Years of Family and Giving LCCC prides itself on creating a family atmosphere for students, and that family culture is represented through the generosity of the many families of LCCC over the past 55 years.

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Family In Focus As the oldest community college in the Lehigh Valley, Lehigh Carbon Community College has impacted the lives of not just individuals, but entire families. Students become alumni, and their children make the same choice when it comes time to decide on an educational path after high school. For many families, all roads lead to LCCC.

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Full Circle at LCCC Born and raised in Kenya, Caroline Matu-Moli came to the United States in 1998 at the age of 18 with dreams of becoming a social worker. After first living in Kansas, Caroline moved to the Lehigh Valley area in 1999 and began classes at LCCC.

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LCCC Spring Commencement Speakers Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC) selects two students—one traditional, one adult learner—to speak at Commencement every year. For Commencement 2021, Rose Reyes and Jamie Knerr were chosen for this honor.

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