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11 students in the program helped design and build obstacles in the Max Heinz Memorial Dog Park in Glazebrook Park.
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Lewis and Clark YouthBuild Students Earn Godfrey Good Neighbor Award

  • Robert Kercher
  • 05 November 2025

Godfrey officials awarded the Good Neighbors Award to the Lewis and Clark Community College (L&C) Building Futures YouthBuild program at...

1st Mid America Credit Union is just one of the dozens of area employers participating in LC’s Nov. 6 Career Fair.
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LC to Host Fall Career Fair

  • Jan Dona
  • 17 October 2025

Lewis and Clark Community College invites both students and members of the public to a Career Fair this November.

Pictured are Justin McBride, Max Fickle, Kevin Slack III, Cody Revelle, Max Bertschi, Aaden Curry, Myles Fickle, Dallas Hornsey, Colton Kennedy, Daymon Kirk, Rickie Price, Hunter Rezabek, Kaden Thompson, Logan Vogt, Kristopher Williamson, Leif Zarger, Hayner Library Reference Services Manager and Jacoby Arts Center Board Member Johanna Schultis, Jacoby Arts Center Community Development Director Rachel Lappin and Jacoby Arts Center volunteer Casey Buss.
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YouthBuild Students Build Donate Little Art and Book Libraries

  • Jan Dona
  • 03 September 2025

In conjunction with Hayner Library and the Jacoby Arts Center, YouthBuild/AmeriCorps students from Lewis and Clark Community College’s Adult...

High school students pose for a group photo during a visit to Lewis and Clark for High School Registration this spring. During the trip, students from East Alton-Wood River and Roxana high schools had the opportunity to meet with an advisor, apply for scholarships and schedule their classes for the fall semester.
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Lewis and Clark Enrollment Continues Increase with Spring 2025

  • Laura Inlow
  • 31 March 2025

Lewis and Clark Community College enrollment continues to climb amid a changing landscape and ongoing struggles permeating U.S. higher education.

L&C Job Fair attendee meets with potential employers. JAN DONA/L&C MARKETING & PR
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LC Career Services Hosting Annual Job Fair April 2 2025

  • Jared Smilack
  • 18 March 2025

Lewis and Clark Community College will connect students, graduates and community members with employers throughout the region during its annual Job...

Stephanie Hoffman, as seen on Netflix’s Metal Shop Masters and the American Welding Society’s, YouTube series Metal America and ArcAdemy.
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LC Womens History Month Event with Netflix star Stephanie Hoffman

  • Jared Smilack
  • 07 March 2025

In celebration of Women’s History Month, Lewis and Clark Community College’s Diversity Council will present “Melting Stereotypes:...

Sixteen students earned their certificates through the Climate and Equity Jobs Act (CEJA), which prepares them for clean energy careers. In the front row, from left to right, are Solar Photovoltaic Instructor Kyle Barber, Taryn Sensmeyer, Chris Lamere, Nick Pontello, Romeral Curtis, Matthew Purkaple, Brooke Bennett, Cameron Tyler Bartram, CEJA Transition and Support Coordinator Julie Jobryce and Clean Energy Instructor Jen Gibson. In the back row, from left to right, are Heather Lucas, Nelson Lucas, Brandon Schowengerdt, Ketra Kennedy, Jesse Brown, Jarrett Purkaple, Gage Martin, Spenser Hughes and Aiden Davis. Photo by Jan Dona, L&C Marketing/PR.
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LC First Solar Energy Students Earn Certificates

  • Jan Dona
  • 19 December 2024

Lewis and Clark Community College’s Adult Education program presented certificates to 16 students who completed the Solar Workforce Training...

From left to right, L&C’s mascot Blazer, Ameren Illinois Community Relations Executive Paula Nixon, L&C Board of Trustees President Dwight Werts, L&C Truck Driver Training Program Coordinator Kent Ripperda, L&C Truck Driver Training/Instructional Planner Joe Turner, L&C Truck Driver Trainer Matthew Newman, Ameren Illinois Superintendent of West Region Gas Operations Eric Daniels and Ameren Illinois Director of West Region Gas Operations Aitor Barrio. JAN DONA/L&C MARKETING & PR
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Ameren Illinois Donates Truck to LC Truck Driver Training Program

  • 10 December 2024

Officials from Lewis and Clark Community College and Ameren Illinois met at the college’s Godfrey Campus, Dec. 10, to donate a 2006...

Lewis and Clark Community College’s N.O. Nelson Campus in Edwardsville will hold an Industrial Careers Open House on Thursday, Nov. 14.
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LC NO Nelson Campus to Hold Industrial Careers Open House

  • Laura Inlow
  • 12 November 2024

Lewis and Clark Community College’s N.O. Nelson Campus in Edwardsville will hold an Industrial Careers Open House on Thursday, Nov. 14.

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Real Estate Classes Offered this Fall Semester

  • Laura Inlow
  • 07 August 2024

Lewis and Clark Community College is meeting the changes and challenges in the growing real estate field by offering classes to help individuals...

The L&C FBLA Club at the Collegiate National Leadership Conference. From left to right, Christina Wickenhauser, Eva Voumard, Darran Mason Ferrell, Nicc Edwards, Vondasia Pittman and Bre Welch. Photo provided by Christina Wickenhauser
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LC Future Business Leaders of America Place in Top 10 at National Leadership Conference

  • Jared Smilack
  • 26 July 2024

Lewis and Clark Community College’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) placed in the top 10 across the nation in at least one area at...

Sabrina Davis holding the YouthBuild USA Innovator of the Year award. Photo by Jan Dona, L&C Marketing/PR.
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LC Sabrina Davis Receives YouthBuild USA Innovator of the Year Award

  • Jan Dona
  • 17 July 2024

Lewis and Clark Community College Adult Education Director of Career Pathways Sabrina Davis was announced as YouthBuild USA’s Innovator of...

Construction campers got to work with YouthBuild AmeriCorps students and trainers. Pictured above are Jace Klein, Ja’Quavion Greer, Zakiye Gleason, Caiden Kreider, Ezra Pfleger, Darryl McElroy, Justin McBride, Bryson Bloch, Mia Marko, Janiya Gleason, Jaydin Berry, Daren Watley-Gleason Jr., Kyrie Brown, Camden Kreider, Josiah Holliday, Ryan Battles, Sirahjay Collins, Kavon Lacey, Brandon Wilson Jr., Scotty Marko, Madison Gauntt, Claire Stephens, Will Lair, Mason Smith, Jahbari Banks and Nolan Bennet. Photo by Jan Dona, L&C Marketing/PR.
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YouthBuild AmeriCorps Students Step Up for Construction Camp

  • Jan Dona
  • 21 June 2024

Area teens and tweens got the opportunity to experience the construction trades at Lewis and Clark Community College’s 2024 Construction Camp...

Pharmacy Technician Assistant Professor Kaycilee Sackmann supervises the work of student Jasmine Williams. JAN DONA/L&C MARKETING & PR
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LC Pharmacy Tech Program Puts Students on Fast Track to State Certification

  • Jan Dona
  • 24 April 2024

Lewis and Clark Community College puts Pharmacy Technician students on the fast track to state certification.

Job Fair attendees meet with potential employers. JAN DONA/L&C MARKETING & PR
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LC Career Services Hosting Annual Job Fair April 3

  • Jared Smilack
  • 26 March 2024

Lewis and Clark Community College will connect students, graduates and community members with employers from throughout the region during its...

L&C’s Career Closet provides free professional clothing for students. The Career Closet is only one of the free services being offered to students at this month’s Career Readiness Day. Submitted photo
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LC Career Services Presents Career Readiness Day for Enrolled Students

  • Jared Smilack
  • 15 March 2024

Lewis and Clark Community College Career Services is getting students prepared for the job market with a Career Readiness Day from 11 a.m. to 2...

The Industrial Careers Open House gives both students and alumni the chance to network with local employers, as well as L&C faculty and staff.
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LC NONelson Campus to Hold Industrial Careers Open House

  • Jan Dona
  • 10 November 2023

Lewis and Clark Community College’s N.O. Nelson Campus in Edwardsville will hold an Industrial Careers Open House on Thursday, Nov. 16.

L&C’s College for Life students with YouthBuild AmeriCorps show off the new wheelchair-accessible seating outside Fobes Hall. JARED SMILACK/L&C Marketing & PR
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YouthBuild Gifts Making LC Godfrey Campus More Accessible

  • Jared Smilack
  • 16 October 2023

Lewis and Clark Community College’s Godfrey Campus just became a little more accessible – thanks to the gift of several new picnic...

CFL Instructor Katelyn Baahlmann and CFL student Jay LaPlant at the Coffee for Life stand. JARED SMILACK/L&C Marketing & PR
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LC College for Life Hosts Coffee Stand Featuring Bunkhouse Joe

  • Jared Smilack
  • 29 September 2023

Lewis and Clark Community College’s College for Life (CFL) program hosts their coffee stand four days a week in Reid Memorial Library to fill...

L&C President Ken Trzaska and Vice President of Academic Affairs Sue Czerwinski met with Jim Weinman, center, to thank him for his contribution to campus. JAN DONA/L&C MARKETING & PR
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Local Craftsman Donates Gateway Arch Replica to LC

  • Jan Dona
  • 29 September 2023

The north entrance to Lewis and Clark Community College’s Godfrey Campus became a little brighter recently with the addition of a gleaming,...

Pictured, from left to right, are L&C Vice President of Academic Affairs Susan Czerwinski, Automotive Technology Assistant Professor/Co-Coordinator Clayton Renth, Automotive Technology Co-Coordinator Ben Cook, Automotive Technology Professor Chris Reynolds, L&C President Ken Trzaska, MCT Managing Director SJ Morrison and MCT Fleet Director Justin Dixon.
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Madison County Transit Donates Bus to LC Automotive Program

  • Jared Smilack
  • 05 September 2023

Recently, Madison County Transit (MCT) donated a retired 2010 Gillig 40-foot bus to the Lewis & Clark Community College automotive program....

Camper Oscar Crockett, left, works with YouthBuild AmeriCorps student Vaughn Kuykendall to build a washers set during Construction Camp at L&C’s Scott Bibb Center. Photo by JAN DONA/L&C MARKETING & PR
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Students Learn Trade Skills at LC Construction Camp

  • Jan Dona
  • 31 August 2023

Students got the chance this summer to spend a week working in the shop at Lewis and Clark Community College’s Scott Bibb Center during...

Pictured are Isaiah Slater, Kyan O’Bannon, Aden Rochowiak, Nicholas Shea, Terrance Johnson, Rocky Hoffstot, Casio Manley, Vaughan Kuykendall, Tabitha Latchford and Sabastian Manning.
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YouthBuild Students Help with City-Wide Clean-Up

  • Jan Dona
  • 28 April 2023

YouthBuild Students Help with City-Wide Clean-Up

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