Academic and Professional Technical Endowments
Businesses throughout Idaho and
around the Pacific Northwest are continually seeking
highly skilled people to fill the variety of jobs in the
technical professions. Industry shortages in the fields
of welding, information technology and wind power
technology mean immediate job opportunities are
available to graduates of these programs. And due to
strong industry partnerships LCSC Professional/Technical
faculty members maintain, many times students are able
to begin work in their chosen field while they are still
students.
An endowment to support LCSC’s
Professional/Technical programs will provide funds to
purchase, maintain and upgrade sophisticated technical
equipment for classroom and lab settings. It will also
provide funds to help students create their own
professional portfolio of tools needed not only to
enroll in Technical Degree and Certificate programs, but
also to take with them into the career field of their
choice. Tool portfolios typically cost each student
$12,000 and if graduates are serious about their
profession it is expected they have a basic set of tools
before they can be hired.
According
to Gary Anderson, Western States Equipment,
“…We
have found LCSC graduates to be quality people with high
standards, family oriented, good work ethic, and loyalty
to our business and community. The LCSC graduates are a
cut above other school graduates we have hired.”
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Academic Programs
Professional Technical Programs
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