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NextFlex Announces Lorain County Community College as First Education & Workforce Development Innovation Center

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

NextFlex®, America's Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Institute, announced its first Education & Workforce Development Innovation Center to recognize Lorain County Community College (LCCC) located in Elyria, Ohio.

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  • NextFlex®, America's Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Institute, announced its first Education & Workforce Development Innovation Center to recognize Lorain County Community College (LCCC) located in Elyria, Ohio.
  • This special recognition is for NextFlex members who demonstrate leadership while making an extraordinary contribution to NextFlex’s education and workforce development program.
  • “Lorain County Community College has been the ultimate partner, in every sense of the word since the very beginning.
  • "LCCC is proud to accept the distinguished designation as NextFlex's first Education & Workforce Development Innovation Center," said LCCC President Marica Ballinger, Ph.D. "Building a strong, diverse, skilled and plentiful workforce is never the task of one institution.

Ohio ICU nurse builds drone agriculture business

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Friday, December 1, 2023

“They all ask, ‘Is that what I think it is?’”

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  • “They all ask, ‘Is that what I think it is?’”
    Yes, it’s an impressively large drone.
  • In 2022, Moore launched Lake Erie Drone, LLC, a company offering a new type of pesticide and fungicide application for local farms.
  • “What’s really cool about the drone is that it pushes the chemical into the canopy of the crop,” Moore says.
  • And he had to jump through several regulatory hurdles, involving both the Federal Aviation Association and the Ohio Department of Agriculture, to get to this point.

CHIPS for America Leaders Visit Lorain County Community College

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Elyria, Ohio, Nov. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For more than a decade, Lorain County Community College has been training students for careers in the semiconductor and microelectronic manufacturing industry.

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  • Elyria, Ohio, Nov. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For more than a decade, Lorain County Community College has been training students for careers in the semiconductor and microelectronic manufacturing industry.
  • Leaders from CHIPS for America visited LCCC to learn more about how the college works with local employers to prepare students to meet an expected boom in industry demand.
  • “The college was founded 60 years ago, in part, to help meet the demand for skilled workers in the manufacturing sector,” LCCC President Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D., said.
  • Based in Washington, D.C., the CHIPs for America team travelled to LCCC to learn more about the college’s microelectronic manufacturing programs – and the talent pipeline the program fills for local industry.

Lorain County Community College Selects YuJa Enterprise Video Platform to Provide All-In-One Multimedia Creation and Distribution Solution

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Ohio-based Lorain County Community College (LCCC) has selected the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform to provide the institution with powerful tools that will facilitate the creation of engaging and collaborative course content.

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  • Ohio-based Lorain County Community College (LCCC) has selected the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform to provide the institution with powerful tools that will facilitate the creation of engaging and collaborative course content.
  • After a rigorous review and trial, YuJa’s Video Platform will replace the college’s previous tool.
  • The institution was seeking an easy-to-use solution that integrates with Canvas, its learning management system.
  • In addition, built-in tools within YuJa, including automated production, processing, publishing, and managing of video content will help streamline workflows and enable instructors to create engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences.

Colleges and Universities are leveraging S.A.F.E to Combat Fraud Applicants

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

ATLANTA, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Higher Ed institutions like Prince George's Community College (PGCC), Louisiana State University (LSU), Howard Community College (HCC) and Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC) are leveraging S.A.F.E. (Student Application Fraudulent Examination), to address the influx of fraudulent activity by fake applications. This innovative system is part of a larger effort spearheaded by President Maurice Simpkins via A.M. Simpkins & Associates, "Our goal is to tackle the increase in fraudulent and suspicious activity across the country and protect institutions from potential harm."

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  • S.A.F.E.
  • This ensures that the college only accepts legitimate applicants whose qualifications allow entrance into the school's applicant pool and ultimately the student body.
  • S.A.F.E.
  • S.A.F.E.

LCCC announces naming of the Blue Federal Credit Union RAC

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

Cheyenne Wyoming, Nov. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blue Federal Credit Union and Laramie County Community College (LCCC) are excited to announce a new partnership, the naming of the Blue Federal Credit Union Recreation & Athletics Complex (RAC).

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  • Cheyenne Wyoming, Nov. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blue Federal Credit Union and Laramie County Community College (LCCC) are excited to announce a new partnership, the naming of the Blue Federal Credit Union Recreation & Athletics Complex (RAC).
  • The partnership between LCCC and Blue is an opportunity for both organizations to reach even deeper into the community and support the work happening throughout Greater Cheyenne.
  • As a community connector, we couldnt be more excited to work with Dr. Schaffer and LCCC in this new lifetime partnership, said Stephanie Teubner, President, and CEO of Blue Federal Credit Union.
  • LCCC recently broke ground on the $25 million renovation and anticipates the project to be completed in Spring 2024.

Lorain County Community College hosts U.S Secretary Martin Walsh to discuss Innovation Act's role in strengthening manufacturing, STEM education and economic growth

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Saturday, April 30, 2022

ELYRIA, Ohio, April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lorain County Community College (LCCC) in partnership with NextFlex hosted U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Martin J. Walsh during his Ohio visit on Friday, April 29.

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  • ELYRIA, Ohio, April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lorain County Community College (LCCC) in partnership with NextFlex hosted U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Martin J. Walsh during his Ohio visit on Friday, April 29.
  • If you can make it, you can manufacture in Lorain County, Ohio.
  • Walsh highlighted the importance of collaboration between STEM education and advanced manufacturing career pathways.
  • The outreach, recruitment and STEM education program familiarizes K-12 students with advanced manufacturing technology, entrepreneurship and the education and career pathways that can lead to a STEM career.

American Oncology Network and Low Country Cancer Care Expand to Waycross Georgia Opening New Office

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Dr. Jha of the LCCC Waycross office said, This clinic will offer patients advanced treatment and care, close to where they live.

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  • Dr. Jha of the LCCC Waycross office said, This clinic will offer patients advanced treatment and care, close to where they live.
  • LCCC is committed to providing the community with innovative cancer care that is based on research, evidence-based medicine and focused on the whole person.
  • About Low Country Cancer Care: ( LCCCsav.com )
    Low Country Cancer Care has six locations, including an office in Savannah and Waycross and four satellite offices in Hinesville, Statesboro and Pooler, Georgia and Bluffton, South Carolina.
  • American Oncology Network, LLC (AON) is an alliance of physicians and seasoned healthcare leaders partnering to ensure the long-term success of community oncology.

Low Country Cancer Care Expands Further in Georgia & Opens News Statesboro Clinic

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Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Fort Myers, Fla., Jan. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Low Country Cancer Care (LCCC), is pleased to announce the opening of their new cancer center in Statesboro, Ga., located at 1601 Fair Road, Suite 900.

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  • Fort Myers, Fla., Jan. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Low Country Cancer Care (LCCC), is pleased to announce the opening of their new cancer center in Statesboro, Ga., located at 1601 Fair Road, Suite 900.
  • This new clinic is the fifth LCCC location, making it easier for patients to have access to the highest quality cancer care close to where they live.
  • AON Chief Executive Officer Todd Schonherz said, Low Country Cancer Care and AON believe every patient deserves access to affordable yet high-quality cancer care in the communities where they live.
  • About Low Country Cancer Care: (LCCCsav.com)
    Low Country Cancer Care has five locations, including one office in Savannah and four satellite offices in Hinesville, Statesboro and Pooler, Georgia and Bluffton, South Carolina.

'The Nutcracker' Returns to Stocker Arts Center Hoke Theatre at Lorain County Community College

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Friday, November 12, 2021

NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio, Nov. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ballet Legato , Lorain county's newest professional ballet company, will debut its production of Tchaikovsky's, The Nutcracker at Stocker Arts Center's Hoke Theatre at Lorain County Community College December 18.

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  • NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio, Nov. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ballet Legato , Lorain county's newest professional ballet company, will debut its production of Tchaikovsky's, The Nutcracker at Stocker Arts Center's Hoke Theatre at Lorain County Community College December 18.
  • The production will be featured as a part of LCCC's "Random Acts Series," which provides the up-and-coming arts community with performance opportunities.
  • Tickets to Ballet Legato's production of The Nutcracker are available now on the Stocker Center website.
  • "Stocker Center was my home-stage for so many years and bringing this production back to Hoke has been a dream of mine!