Resources for Parents and Families of LCC Students

Welcome to Lansing Community College... Where Success Begins!

Welcome to the LCC experience! We are so pleased your son or daughter has chosen LCC.

• What will your student get out of orientation? Orientation Outcomes

• Frequently Asked Questions: Orientation FAQ.

• Ready to sign up? Click here for orientation schedule and to register for orientation.

• Please tell your student to complete your assessment prior to attending orientation or you will not be able to register. If you have questions regarding assessment, go to http://www.lcc.edu/assessment.

Understanding Your Student's Rights and Privacy:

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 regulates to whom the college may release information about a student's educational records. It prohibits the college from releasing students' information to anyone other than the student, even parents or spouse, without the student's written consent. To learn more about FERPA at LCC, click here. For other questions regarding privacy and records, contact the LCC Registrar's Office.

Campus Safety:

The educational environment, including the safety of students, is of paramount importance to LCC. We maintain our own Police department, including sworn officers and auxiliary officers who operate 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. More information about The Department of Public Safety, including the many services they provide (safety escorts, car battery jumps, lost and found, etc.), can be located by clicking here.

LCC Safety Do's & Don'ts

Links for Parents

Web Links:

College Parents of America: http://www.collegeparents.org/cpa/index.html

Alcohol and Other Drugs: http://www.higheredcenter.org/pubs/parents.html

College to Career FAQ: http://www.jobweb.com/Resources/Library/Parents/10_Tips_for_Parents_19_01.htm

Transition to college for students and parents: http://www.aboutourkids.org/aboutour/articles/transitions.html

Suggested Readings:

• Letting Go: A Parents' Guide to Understanding the College Years, by Karen Levin Coburn & Madge Lawrence Treeger

• Don't Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years, by Helen E. Johnson and Christine Schelhas-Miller

• When Kids Go to College: A Parents Guide to Changing Relationships, by Barbara M. Newman and Philip Newman

• Helping Your First Year College Student Succeed, by Richard H. Mullendore and Cathie Hatch of the National Orientation Director's Association

• Empty Nest...Full Heart: the Journey from Home to College, by Andrea VanSteenhouse, Ph.D.