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More than two million Americans visited Mexico in the first half of the year, 11 percent more than were recorded in the same period of 2011. The fact that Mexico is the top U.S. tourist destination may be one reason for enrolling in the Many Faces of Mexico, a three-credit …

Starting at 8 a.m. Thursday, June 28, a portion of College Drive will be closed for one day as part of the road improvement project. The closure will be from the intersection of East River Road to Southwest Fourth Street around the Mississippi River. It is expected to remain closed …

A groundbreaking plan to help ensure that high school graduates are ready for college, head to fulfilling careers, and can begin college-level courses earlier was presented Wednesday to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Board of Trustees. Developed by Brenda Cassellius, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Education; Larry …

The Initiative Foundation recently granted the Central Lakes College Foundation $10,000 to be used by the college’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to assist small businesses in central Minnesota. Through the SBDC, the college assists owners of existing businesses and individuals interested in starting a business with advice on marketing, business …

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Manufacturing and Applied Engineering Center of Excellence, which includes Central Lakes College, has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant for nearly $3 million to educate and train manufacturing technicians. “This grant will help us advance our goal of increasing the quantity, quality …

Dustin Schilling has been hired as a full-time Diesel Mechanics instructor at Central Lakes College. Dustin is from Eagle Bend and has been a temporary instructor in the program since last year. He also served CLC as a lab assistant in the Diesel program one year before transitioning into instructional …

Bob Gross, former Brainerd Schools superintendent, presented a program on education from his global perspective Monday in the Center for Lifelong Learning series at Central Lakes College. “Education — Around the World and Back Again” filled Chalberg Theatre for the 4 p.m. program co-sponsored by the Brainerd Community Foundation. Jim …

Kelly McCalla will be the interim Chief Academic Officer (CAO) at Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples, for next year effective July 1. Dr. Suresh Tiwari, vice president of academic and student affairs the past four years, leaves CLC for a vice presidency at Century College in White Bear Lake …

By Mike BialkaBrainerd Dispatch 6-15-12 After graduating from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth and entering the working world, Blake Eller realized he wanted to be a baseball coach. The 2004 Brainerd High School graduate, a standout player for the Warriors and in college for the Saints, served the …

Central Lakes College hosted “Maybe About Trains,” a live radio broadcast that was the third Great Northern Radio Show produced  by Aaron J. Brown on Saturday, June 16. The two-hour variety program was aired on KAXE-KBXE Northern Community Radio with an audience of about 150 in Chalberg Theatre on the …