Facilities
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The College Facilities section provides a brief description of the
buildings used by Labette Community College. College facilities may be used for
club activities as well as community activities. All facilities are scheduled through the Dean of Instruction
Office located on the second floor of the Main Building. More detailed procedures are available in
the current LCC Student Handbook. Copies of this document are kept in the
Student Services Office and the Library http://www.labette.edu/library. A handicapped entrance and elevator are
available at the northwest entrance of the Main Building. The facilities are listed alphabetically in
the paragraphs that follow.
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL
CENTER (BIC)
The Business and Industrial Center (BIC) is a 60,000 square foot light
manufacturing and office facility located in the Industrial Park at 1209
Corporate Drive in Parsons. The Center
was dedicated in June 1988 as a business incubator. Business incubators are designed to assist entrepreneurs with
financial assistance, management assistance, and business services at a
below-market-value lease rate during the critical start-up of a company. The BIC currently houses the TRIO Talent
Search Program and the Workforce Education Center and provides lease space for
businesses.
The newly remodeled Commercial Music Building,
located at 1225 Broadway, houses a second 32-track digital recording
studio. It also provides three
independent isolation-recording rooms for Program students.
The Continuing Education Building is located at 1200 Main in Parsons
and has one classroom that will hold approximately 20-25 students.
Hendershot Gallery is a modern climate-controlled exhibition space measuring 15 feet by 54 feet located on the second floor of the LCC Main Building. It is a multifunctional area that can accommodate a wide range of events. Its primary purpose is to serve Labette Community College students and residents of Southeast Kansas by providing a place for activities that promote personal enrichment and lifelong learning. Ideally, these cultural, intellectual, and social activities will enhance the quality of community life.
Located at Heacock and Main, the Fine Arts Building houses the Art,
Commercial Music, and Traditional Music Departments. The building includes a ceramics lab, studio space, classrooms,
performance space, a piano lab, a music theory computer lab, a music-recording
lab, and faculty offices.
The newly remodeled Graphic Design Building,
located at 1229 Broadway, houses a state-of-the-art Graphic Design Program.
The Health Sciences Building is located south of the Student
Union. The building houses classrooms
and office space for Nursing, Radiography and Respiratory Care Programs. Other department offices and general
education classrooms are also housed in this facility. An elevator is located just inside the
handicapped accessible entrance on the east side.
The Library, located on the first floor of the Main Building, is open
to all students and the community. This
quiet, comfortable facility is an excellent place to study.
The three-story Main Building provides space for many classrooms and
programs. The first floor houses the
biological science, communications, and English departments, as well as the
Library. In addition to classrooms, the
second floor houses administrative offices, the Print Shop, Thiebaud Theatre,
and the Ed Hendershot Theatre Gallery.
Business and computer science departments, as well as computer labs and
the Computer Services Office, are located on the third floor. An elevator is available by the handicapped
accessible entrance located on the northwest side of the building.
Connected to the northeast corner of the Main Building, the Annex
houses chemistry, physics, and mathematics offices, classrooms, and
laboratories. Some classrooms also are
used for general education courses. A
handicapped accessible door is located at the east entrance.
MULTI-PURPOSE BUILDING (Gymnasium)
The Multi-Purpose Building (Gym) houses the Athletic Department and
offices. The building includes
facilities for basketball, wrestling, volleyball, intramural sports, baseball
and softball hitting and pitching, physical education activity and athletic
training courses. The facility is also
used for other activities that require a large indoor space or a large amount
of seating.
The Student Success Center houses two grant programs: Adult Basic Education/GED and Title IV
Student Support Services (Operation Excel).
Developmental courses, tutoring, and placement testing are conducted in
the Center. Services to students with
disabilities are also coordinated by the Student Success Center. In addition, a computer lab is open for
student use.
The Student Union is the central gathering place for students, faculty,
and alumni. Facilities within the
building include the LCC Bookstore, the cafeteria, a snack bar, a dining room, a
conference room, and a lounge. The
Student Services and the Business Offices are located on the second floor, as
well as offices for student government,
student activities, advising, financial aid, and physical plant services.
Located in the Main
Building, the 210-seat modern theatre with its thrust stage is used for
cultural events such as dramas, musicals, musical recitals, and concerts. When not being used for these events, it is
used as a lecture hall for courses and as a meeting place for organizations,
seminars, and workshops. An elevator
and handicapped accessible entrance are available on the northwest side of the
Main Building.