Campus News

Central Lakes College is pleased to announce an enhanced mission, vision and values. As part of engaging in a strategic planning process, the college took a deep look into the current mission, vision and values. This process was very well vetted through the hard work of a committee, which was comprised of …

The Central Lakes College Videography Department was nominated for three Upper Midwest Emmy Awards by the National Association of Television Arts & Sciences for videos shot during 2017.  The Upper Midwest division consists of colleges and high schools from a 5-state region, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin. CLC’s …

Thanks to Pillager High School students for coming to visit our Graphic program! They worked on T-Shirt designs in PhotoShop & printed them using our Direct to Garment T-Shirt printer. Pictured: Kneeling:  Caleb Japp, Jenna Gilbertson, Emma Dillenburg, Emily Rubbelke, Delaney Pikus, Deavon Olson. Row 2:  Summer Meyer, Hunter Larson, Alison Coventry, …

Brainerd High School student Michael Bostrom won the Central Lakes College Graphic Design Hood Wrap Design Contest. The contest called for “USA proud” themed designs. The winner’s design would be wrapped on a vehicle hood during the Bridges Career Exploration Day event held earlier this month. It was wrapped by …

Claudina Williams, a Central Lakes College student, has been named a 2018 Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar and will receive a $1,250 scholarship. The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation sponsors the Coca-Cola Academic Team program by recognizing 50 Gold, 50 Silver and 50 Bronze Scholars with nearly $200,000 in scholarships annually. Each …

Central Lakes College was recently awarded a $10,000 Innovation Grant from Minnesota State to sustain its Open Education Resources (OER) work through the next academic year. OER is a term that describes openly licensed online text, media and other digital assets used in education. OER is used in place of …

Four Central Lakes College Graphic Design students were recently honored at the American Advertising Awards in St. Cloud. The American Advertising Awards are the advertising industry’s largest and most representative competition. CLC winners: Christopher Roberts, Baxter, won a silver award for an illustration called “Birthmark”. Hannah Aldrich, McGregor, won a silver …

Central Lakes College is thrilled to welcome Phil Olsen as our new PSEO advisor and CIS coordinator. Phil will do a phenomenal job at working with both our PSEO and CIS students and schools. Find out more about Phil: What are you looking forward to in your new position? I …

Two Central Lakes College welding students placed in top spots at a recent “Behind the Mask” Welding competition held at St. Cloud Technical & Community College. Student Alan Pietila placed 1st in Gas Metal Arc Welding. Student Rod Berg took 3rd in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding. There were a total …

If you’ve stopped into The Bridge recently, you’ve probably seen a few new faces. Here’s your chance to learn all about our new Upward Bound staff!   Name: Amanda Small Position: TRIO Upward Bound Advisor and Equity & Inclusion Compliance Specialist Where are you from? I consider Brainerd my hometown. …