About 80 Central Lakes College student veterans may have to find other ways to pay for classes after two tuition assistance programs are reduced or eliminated because of government funding cutbacks. The first, a program called the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP), disappears March 31, 2014. It serves veterans who …
Read More »Unique Opportunity for CLC Machine Tool Students
The Machine Tool Technology Program at Central Lakes College had a unique opportunity to introduce students to industry training. Kevin Cook, the President of Magnum Machining (Deerwood MN), offered to bring representatives from Mitsubishi Materials USA Corporation for a three hour seminar on modern machining practices of the most current …
Read More »CLC Hosts Postsecondary Leadership Summit
Local and state education leaders need to start collaborating now so future students are more career and college ready. That was the message at the Pathways to Postsecondary regional leadership summit Wednesday at Central Lakes College’s (CLC) Brainerd campus. Secondary and postsecondary education officials from across the region attended. Read …
Read More »Rosenmeier Biographer Featured at Forum
Steve Dornfeld will present at the Rosenmeier Center Forum on Monday, December 2nd at 7 pm at Central Lakes College’s Chalberg Theater in Brainerd. Dornfeld, who is writing a biography of the State Senator, states that Gordon Rosenmeier was perhaps the most powerful Senator of his time. Award-winning journalist Steve …
Read More »New Rosenmeier Center Board Members
The Gordon Rosenmeier Center for State and Local Government has added the following new board members. Laura Raedeke Since moving to Nisswa, MN in 2001, Laura Raedeke has served as organist at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Nisswa, and at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Brainerd. Raedeke …
Read More »CLC Waives Application Fee October 25-31
Central Lakes College will waive application fee to celebrate “College Knowledge Month” Central Lakes College is participating in “College Knowledge Month,” a statewide effort to provide every graduating high school senior with the opportunity to apply to college. In conjunction with this effort, Central Lakes College will waive application …
Read More »CLC Celebrates Medical Assistants Recognition Week
The Medical Assistant students at the Staples campus of Central Lakes College are gearing up to celebrate Medical Assistants Recognition Week, October 21-25, 2013, as designated by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA). Medical assistants across the country will be recognized during this week and honored on Medical Assistants Recognition Day on …
Read More »Visit Brainerd Partners with CLC
Courtesy of the Brainerd Dispatch • October 13, 2013 Visit Brainerd recently announced a partnership with the Marketing Principles class at Central Lakes College, to act as the subject of their class marketing project. Visit Brainerd markets the lakes area as it represents lodging establishments in Brainerd and Baxter. Marketing …
Read More »Public Announcement
Central Lakes College wishes to announce that it will host a site review for initial accreditation of its Practical Nursing and Associate Degree Nursing Programs by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). You are invited to meet the site visit team and share your comments about the programs …
Read More »Central Lakes College Awarded $3.7 million Department of Labor Grant
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that Central lakes College will receive a grant of $3.7 million as part of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant (TAACCCT) Program. CLC ($3,710,338) applied as a part of a multi-state consortium of community colleges led by Pine Technical College …
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