News & Features

Great things happen at LC State. Here's where we try to highlight some of it.

News Release

LC State tops 4,000 students for first time in school history

With four consecutive years of enrollment growth LC State’s headcount has climbed past 4,000 for the first time in school history.

Date:: October 15, 2025

News Release

LC State’s Pemberton named chair-elect of NAIA Council of Presidents

LC State President Cynthia Pemberton has been named chair-elect of the NAIA Council of Presidents.

Date:: September 30, 2025

Group of students and LC State President holding up LC Flag cheering "Go Warriors" with sign in background saying "GO WARRIORS"

News Release

No. 8 LC State continues to climb in U.S. News & World Report rankings

LC State was ranked No. 8 in the Top Public Schools – West Region category for the second year in a row, while rising in the categories of social mobility and best regional colleges in the West.

Date:: September 23, 2025

Two students push another student in a shopping cart as they prepare to cross the finish line with other students cheering them on

News Release

Fall Frenzy & Family Weekend to take place Sept. 22-28

LC State will host events such as Warrior FanFest, Pastries with the President, a Color Run & Walk, Shopping Cart Races, and Warriors Got Talent during week of Sept. 22-28.

Date:: September 08, 2025

LC State to make history at May 15 commencement

Lewis-Clark State College has done a lot over its 133 years of serving students and Idaho, but at its commencement ceremony Friday the school will do something it has never done before – award a master’s degree.

Date:

May 11, 2026
LC State, Idaho issue IPSE Day proclamation

Lewis-Clark State College’s IPSE program has received an LC State Presidential Proclamation from President Cynthia Pemberton and a Governor’s Proclamation from Gov. Brad Little.

Date:

May 05, 2026
LC State Public Safety director selected for international award

Lewis-Clark State College Director of Public Safety Dustin Guenthner has been selected by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators to receive the 2026 IACLEA Award for Administrative Excellence.

Date:

May 05, 2026
LC State student team wins international case study competition

A team of three students from Lewis-Clark State College claimed first place at the CapSource Case Competition in April.

Date:

May 01, 2026
LC State holds commencement at Orofino prison, celebrates 40 graduates

Participation in the Lewis-Clark State College Prison Education Program continues to grow, with 22 students receiving degrees during a commencement ceremony at Idaho Correctional Institution – Orofino. Overall, LC State expects to award 40 degrees to prison education students this year.

Date:

April 30, 2026
LC State scholars will showcase work at 17th annual Research Symposium

Lewis-Clark State College students and faculty will showcase their research projects during the 17th annual Research Symposium.

Date:

April 20, 2026
LC State to hold Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Wednesday, April 22

Lewis-Clark State College will hold a Prescription Drug Take-Back Day from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, in the Library parking lot near the intersection of 7th Avenue and 5th Street in Lewiston.

Date:

April 20, 2026
New ‘Lewis & Clark’ elm will commemorate Arbor Day, Tree Campus honor

For the sixth year in a row, Lewis-Clark State College has been designated an Arbor Day Foundation Tree Campus Higher Education.

Date:

April 17, 2026
LC State student wins Lewiston artwalk poster competition

Lewis-Clark State College student Dylana Lynch has been selected as the winner of the 2026 Spring Downtown Artwalk poster competition.

Date:

April 14, 2026
LC State nursing program retains preferred status by U.S. Army

Lewis-Clark State College remains a preferred school by the Army Enlisted Commissioning Program (AECP), designating the school as an institution that has been vetted and approved by the U.S. Army Nurse Corps.

Date:

April 09, 2026