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LCCC highlights health-care, trades and transfer programs; asks Cheyenne for internships, housing and transit support
Summary
Laramie County Community College presented growth in health-care and trades programs, a transfer agreement and an 'Accelerate' dual-enrollment program; President Joe Schafer asked the city for help with internships, transit and housing to retain and recruit students.
Laramie County Community College officials told the Cheyenne City Council their largest enrollment concentrations are in health-care programs—about one in three students—and that trades, cybersecurity and applied programs are expanding. President Joe Schafer described new and expanded offerings from respiratory therapy to diagnostic medical sonography, a practical nursing (LPN) pathway tailored for workers in small facilities, and the largest nursing program in the state with about 176 students.
Schaefer said the college is adding capacity—more cohorts in welding and a second automotive…
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