| Semester: |
Most College classes run
for a semester instead of a High School year. The
semesters typically start and end as follows:
Fall Semester~August to mid-December
Spring Semester~January to mid-May
Summer Semester~June to mid-August |
| Credit Hours: |
The measurement used for
a College class. Most classes are 3 credit hours. In
general terms, this means the student attends class three
times a week for one hour a day for each class in the
semester or for 1 1/2 hours twice a week. |
| Degrees:
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Community colleges grant
two-year degrees, which generally consist of 60 or more
credit hours.
LCC offers four types of degrees:
Associate in Arts~designed to transfer to a 4-year
College/University
Associate in Science~designed to transfer to a
4-year College/University
Associate in Applied Science~ designed for those
who want to get two years of school and then get a job
Associate in General Studies~designed for people
who have not decided on a major and plan to transfer to a
4-year College/University |
| Concentration
Requirements: |
The specific classes
required for each degree program. For example, an
Associate in Science with a major in Accounting requires
the following courses:
see
catalog
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| General Education
Requirements: |
The basic classes
required for each degree. This is a specified list
that must be completed. |
| General Education
Electives: |
The basic classes
required for each degree program consisting of the
humanities, social/behavioral sciences, and
natural/physical sciences. Typically, the student may
choose from a list of possible classes to meet the overall
degree requirements. |
| Full
Load: |
The term means that
students are enrolled as a full-time student. Full-time at
LCC means that the student is taking 12 or more credit
hours per semester, which means 4-5 classes. |
| Financial Assistance: |
A variety of
scholarships, grants, and loans are available through the
college's Financial Aid Office. Most, but not all,
Financial Aid programs require the student to be enrolled
as a full-time student in order to receive the full
benefit of the available aid. |
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