Amanda Small joins Central Lakes College as a Check and Connect coach, working with students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Small is one of about a dozen staff working with CLC’s TPSID (Transition Program for Students with Intellectual Disabilities) Grant. The grant is a collaboration overseen by CLC, with Ridgewater …

Use #CLCmoment when posting CLC-related photos on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram this year. Each month, a winner will be chosen by a panel of judges. Win a $25 CLC Bookstore gift certificate if your photo is chosen! We’ll announce each month’s winner on Facebook. Get snapping now! The first winner …

The Central Lakes College Quadcopter Team received 3rd place at the Minnesota Space Grant Consortium Community College Quadcopter Competition last spring. The results, which were recently released, showed CLC tied for third with Minnesota West Community and Technical College. The competition took place April 16 on the University of Minnesota …

The North Central Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and SCORE offices at Central Lakes College are available to assist in the recovery efforts of small businesses affected by the recent storms. The SBDC and SCORE have counselors available to work with business owners to assess the long-term impact of the …

Central Lakes College welcomes its first local Ojibwe speaker/instructor, who will teach the Ojibwe language class in the fall and spring semesters. John Benjamin, or his Ojibwe name Waabishkigaabaw, is from the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. He brings a high level of knowledge around the language and culture, said …

Erich Heppner returned to Central Lakes College to serve as Director of Student Life. Heppner, a CLC alumnus himself, was first brought on as Director of Student Life in 2008. He led a dynamic program for five years before taking on a new opportunity at the University of Colorado Boulder. …

Dan Davidson returns to Central Lakes College after a year of absence on leave. Davidson will serve as an academic advisor. It’s a role he’s had a lot of experience in, having been in the Admissions and Academic Advising fields for more than 20 years at CLC. In his position at …

“We are all Criminals” will be presented at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28 in the Chalberg Theatre, on Central Lakes College’s Brainerd campus. One in four people in the U.S. has a criminal record. This is the other 75 percent. The production examines those with criminal histories but no record. …

Central Lakes College student Tommy Hoheisel, of Pierz, earned a bronze medal in the SkillsUSA Championships held in Kentucky June 22-26. The SkillsUSA Championships is the showcase for the best career and technical students in the nation. Contests begin locally and continue through the state and national levels. More than …