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- Lewis and Clark has experienced 12 consecutive fall and 13 consecutive spring semesters of record enrollment.
- Lewis and Clark is the only community college in the nation with a research mission. Through its partnership with the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center students at Lewis and Clark have the unique opportunity to study important river related issues.
- The average age of a Lewis and Clark student is 24.
- Approximately 60 percent of L&C students are planning to transfer to a four-year school to complete their bachelors degree.
- Approximately 36 percent of L&C students are pursuing an occupational degree.
- The College enrolls more than 8,000 credit students each semester.
- Last year the College served more than 12,000 unduplicated credit students and more than 13,000 unduplicated non-credit students for a total student enrollment of more than 25,000.
- Lewis and Clark's unit cost is $175.90 and is significantly lower than the state average of $208.43. A college's unit cost is the best measure of financial accountability and effective use of resources.
- More than 22,000 students have graduated from Lewis and Clark since its inception in 1970.
- Approximately 145,000 individuals visit the campus annually to attend concerts, plays, meetings, dinners and other community functions.
- The College hosts the state's largest dual credit program, which offers college credit to high school students throughout the region. To date the program has saved families approximately $9 million in college tuition.
- The High School Partnership Program is the only accredited dual credit program in Illinois, and is one of only a few community colleges nationwide to receive accreditation from the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP).
- The College has received the longest accreditation possible from the Higher Learning Commission.
- The Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting programs have also earned the maximum accreditation from the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation.
- L&C students can now earn a bachelors degree on campus through SIUE, SIUC, McKendree University, Greenville College, Regis University, Governors State University, Missouri Baptist University and Franklin University. Students can earn a masters degree on campus through Missouri Baptist University.
- L&C students who transfer to area public colleges and universities have consistently higher grade point averages than the average for all community college transfer students, as well as students who began their college careers at four-year institutions.
- L&C's pass rates for professional licensure exams in nursing, dental and occupational therapy assistant have in every case exceeded the national average, and in most cases have exceeded the average by significant margins.
- The College's athletic teams continues to be nationally ranked each year, with numerous all-Americans and Academic all-Americans.
- First Night River Bend, the annual News Year's Eve Celebration for families that is sponsored by the College is now in its 14th year.
- Through a partnership with the Missouri Botanical Gardens, a campus master plan offers unique sculptures and botanical gardens.
- Lewis and Clark is responsible for 3.2 percent of the region's income on an annual basis, and provides $231 million impact in the form of direct spending, increased earning power of graduates and employer profits and investments (CCBenefits, 2001).
- On average, graduates with an associates degree earn an additional $7,800 more per year or $312,300 more during their careers, as compared to high school graduates without a post-secondary degree (CCBenefits, 2001).
- Students of L&C realize an annual 19 percent return on their original investment in tuition, fees and deferred income.
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