In the summer of 2000, the LCC
2000-2007 Strategic Plan was adopted by a unanimous vote of the
LCC Board of Trustees. The plan has a seven-year horizon and
includes an ongoing process for implementation and renewal.
The plan was updated in May of 2003, and the Board engaged in a
renewal process in March 2005. Please click on the link
above to view the plan.
Lansing Community College has been
selected to develop a new curriculum to prepare Michigan workers
to work in Alternative Energy Technologies. The $250,000 grant,
awarded by NextEnergy,
will fund a multi-year program to develop a curriculum guide for
two year associates degrees in Alternative Energy Technology (AET).
Alternative Energy Technology includes a variety of new methods
to provide power including the use of fuel cells, wind, solar,
biomass, hybrids and more. The program will also support AET
continuing education coursework for retraining workers
transitioning from similar areas, creation of a one year
certificate, and coursework for students wishing to transfer to
four year programs.
This grant-funded program is part of
an Alternative Energy initiative at the College that includes
powering the new Michigan Technical Education Center and
Technical Training Center in Delta Township with alternative
energy. This program will use the facility as a demonstration
site to study a successful application of a variety of
alternative energies.
LCC will work in collaboration with
the University of Michigan, Wayne State University, Lawrence
Tech, Kettering University, the Lansing School District, Small
Business Association of Michigan, General Motors, EDS, Lansing
Board of Water and Light, Plug Power and DTE to create a
relevant and industry responsive curriculum to jump start
Michigan’s educational efforts in alternative fuels to provide
an introduction of the subject matter into existing courses
within one year.
