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LCCC ramps up hands-on IT pathway as Cheyenne data‑center activity grows
Summary
Laramie County Community College has expanded its IT pathway with stackable credit diplomas, a cyber range and rolling data‑center labs, saying enrollment has more than tripled since 2020 and announcing TechCon, a free hands‑on event for K–12 on April 18.
Laramie County Community College is scaling a skills‑focused IT pathway it says is preparing more local residents for jobs in Cheyenne’s growing technology sector, including data‑center and cybersecurity positions.
Troy Umick, director of the IT pathway at LCCC, told the City Technology Advisory Council that the program shifted in 2019 to align course content with industry needs and now offers stackable credit diplomas that feed into two associate degrees, including an NSA CAE‑recognized cybersecurity associate. "We more than tripled in size since that time," Umick said of enrollment since 2020.
The program emphasizes hands‑on learning and employer readiness. Students follow targeted diploma sequences — for example data‑center operations, network administration and cybersecurity — rather than picking unrelated electives, Umick said, so graduates leave with a coherent, employable skill set. He described assessment that requires two cumulative final exams and applied, production‑style projects to prove competency: "We…
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