Beginning in January, Central Lakes College will offer nursing classes at a new satellite location in Pine River. The spring semester 2015 classes begin on January 13. The classes offered at the Pine River site are Nursing Assistant Class – 3 Credits and the Home Health Aide Class – 1 …
Read More »November Cultural Thursday Event: Cameroon
On November 6, Bemidji Schoolcraft French Instructor Megan Goplin will present on her time spent as an Agroforestry Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon. This month’s event will be held in the CLC Music Rehearsal Room (E471) on the Brainerd Campus from noon to 1:00 pm. Known as ‘Africa in miniature,’ …
Read More »Brainerd Woman Continues to Raise Funds for Late Husband’s Scholarship
In the fall of 2013, Faye Abrahamson helped establish a scholarship fund for her late husband, Pat Abrahamson, at Central Lakes College (CLC). On Thursday, October 2, Faye presented a check for $1,470 to Pam Thomsen, CLC director of research development and director of the CLC Foundation, for the “Patrick …
Read More »2014-15 Academic Year Opens
August 25, 2014 Fall semester classes began today at Central Lakes College Brainerd and Staples campuses. The new academic year features extended hours in student services and the college bookstore. Most services will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. during the early stages of fall semester. CLC also …
Read More »CLC Community Band to Perform Concert — Departs for Europe
The Central Lakes College Community Band will depart on July 31 on a ten-day tour of England and Scotland. The tour will include four days in London, two in York and three days in Edinburgh with performances in venues from city parks, amphitheaters to the great hall of the Edinburgh …
Read More »NEW CLC Program Offering – Phlebotomy Certificate
The Phlebotomy Technician Certificate (17 credit) is designed to prepare students for career opportunities in the rapidly growing, high-demand field of health care support. Instruction is already in place during the fall semester of the Medical Assistant Program. This certificate would enable students to complete the academic requirements for a …
Read More »CLC Tuition Remains Frozen
Tuition at Central Lakes College will remain frozen in the 2014-15 academic year. “The benefits of freezing undergraduate tuition for the second year in a row continue to make MnSCU colleges and universities the lowest cost, highest value higher education option in the state of Minnesota,” said Steven Rosenstone, MnSCU …
Read More »Local Manufacturer Collaborates with CLC
Each year Pequot Tool and Manufacturing (PTM) provides Central Lakes College with a guest presenter to address Machine Tool Technology students. PTM recently sent Tim Walker, Employee Development Coordinator who is an industry certified expert in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing to the Staples campus of CLC. Relying on his twenty …
Read More »CLC Capital Projects Received Bipartisan Support
I would like to take this opportunity to thank our supporters and regional legislators for their bipartisan work during this last legislative session. Some great things were done for this region that includes two Central Lakes College capital projects. The college had two major capital projects under consideration in the …
Read More »CLC Students Play Role at Governor’s Fishing Opener
The 67th annual Governor’s Fishing Opener, hosted by Governor Mark Dayton and held at Grand View Lodge on Gull Lake was the media “hot spot” in Minnesota this past weekend. Along with the multitude of seasoned media professionals, two CLC Videography students recorded the events at Grand View Lodge for …
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