LCCC is offering a fantastic AI Learning Series to help you harness the power of artificial intelligence, including Google Gemini. Full session agendas, dates, and registration are available today.

Registration is required. Choose from any or all of these 1-hour webinars:

• Leveraging AI and Gemini at LCCC: Discover how AI can boost efficiency and engagement for all LCCC faculty and staff.
• The AI-Infused Classroom for Teaching and Learning: Explore using Gemini and NotebookLM to revolutionize teaching and student engagement.
• Working Smarter with AI for Administrative and Support Staff: Learn practical AI applications to streamline your daily tasks.
• AI Considerations – Ethics, Bias, and Academic Integrity: Understand the critical ethical aspects of AI in education.
• Increase Efficiency with Gemini for Google Workspace: Unlock advanced AI features to supercharge your Google Workspace productivity.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to gain valuable AI skills!

Click here to register. The full schedule can be viewed here.

“I’ve always had a desire to be philanthropic,” Vince Belletti, CTE Success Coach and LCCC Foundation donor, says. He describes his decision to donate to the Foundation as an easy one, as it both supports the college and its students directly.

In giving back to the community he loves, Belletti donates primarily to the Cougar Cabinet, LCCC’s food pantry on campus, which combats student hunger. “No matter the amount given, it’s important to support the needs of others,” he says.

Belletti recommends that all employees learn more about the Foundation and the benefits of giving back. “The Foundation [facilitates] a worthy cause…more individuals [are needed to] support the needs of our students and the college,” he says.

Thank you, Vince, for your care and contributions to our students’ success!

Come on out to Coca-Cola Park on Friday, August 22 to see the Lehigh Valley IronPigs take on the Durham Bulls!

First pitch is at 7:05 p.m. with the gates opening at 5:45 p.m.

Each ticket purchased through this link will include $2 of ballpark credit on the barcode.

After nine months of dedicated coursework, coaching, and on-the-job training, four remarkable Head Start parents have officially completed their Child Development Associate (CDA) credential through an innovative, apprenticeship-inspired program at Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC).

This program marks the first of its kind at the college, created specifically to support working parents pursuing careers in early childhood education. Each participant successfully completed the required college-level coursework, passed the CDA exam, and completed a formal observation to earn their nationally recognized credential.

The program was made possible through a dynamic collaboration between LCCC, CareerLink Lehigh Valley, and Community Services for Children (CSC). CareerLink provided funding for tuition, fees, and materials, while also offering career mentorship to support the participants as they navigated college-level coursework and prepared for the next step in their professional journeys. Meanwhile, CSC offered on-the-job learning placements in their Head Start classrooms and weekly support from trained coaches who served as mentors throughout the experience.

LCCC designed and delivered a flexible, hybrid course structure tailored to meet the needs of working parents. Weekly online sessions, community-of-practice meetings, and individual coaching helped build student confidence and competence while grounding the program in developmentally appropriate practice and reflective teaching.

The program culminated with a joyful recognition event at CSC’s Downtown Allentown campus, where faculty, coaches, mentors, and family members gathered to honor the achievements of the inaugural cohort.

Special thanks to:

Dr. Kelly Trahan, Dean of The Center for Workforce Development, Arts, Education, and Technology
Ms. Megan Strella, Teacher Education Department Coordinator
Ms. Elizabeth Shope, Teacher Education Special Projects Coordinator
Our community partners: CareerLink Lehigh Valley and Community Services for Children, whose support, collaboration, and shared vision made this inaugural cohort possible.

We look forward to building on this success in future semesters and continuing to celebrate the incredible impact of parent-scholars who are shaping the future of early learning.

Since the beginning of 2025, there have been over 20 accidental 911 calls placed from our campuses.

These calls, while unintentional, place an unnecessary strain on the 911 center and our responding police departments.

When placing a call to an outside line, you only need to dial nine and then your number.

If you dial 911 inadvertently, let the dispatcher know it is a misdial and also let Public Safety know (we will be calling and visiting you to verify).

If you have any questions, please contact Eric in Public Safety.

The Office of College Relations and Student Life is pleased to welcome River Mason to LCCC in the position of Content Developer and Social Media Specialist.

Social media requests, including requests for photography, can be submitted using the Social Media Request form.

River can be contacted at smason8@lccc.edu ext. 1718.