Lorain County Community College
Average Annual Cost
The average annual net price that a student who receives federal financial aid pays to cover expenses (e.g. tuition, living expenses, etc.) to attend the school's largest program. Net price is the program's cost of attendance minus any grants and scholarships received. For public schools, this is only the average cost for in-state students. Negative cost values indicate that the average grant/scholarship aid exceeded the cost of attendance.
Est. Student Population
Healthcare Programs
About Lorain County Community College
Lorain County Community College was founded in 1963 with the intention of offering degrees, certificates, and training courses with low tuition. The college currently offers the second-lowest tuition in the state.
Lorain County Community College offers the following healthcare-related courses:
Medical Assisting - Certificate/Associate of Applied Science Degree
Students at Lorain County Community College can choose between earning a certificate or an associate degree in Medical Assisting. Both versions prepare students for entry-level medical assisting by instructing on administrative and clerical skills, like collecting specimens, assisting during exams, and taking medical histories.
Medical Coding - Physician's Office - Certificate
The Medical Coding - Physician's Office program at Lorain County Community College instructs students on CPT, ICD-10, and HCPCS. The program aims to prepare students for certification via the American Academy of Professional Coders and American Health Information Management Association exams.
Practical Nursing - Certificate
Students in the Practical Nursing certificate program will take classes like Maternity Nursing, Pediatric Nursing, and Management in Geriatrics. The goal of the program is to prepare students to become entry-level practical nurses and to help the students feel prepared to take the NCLEX-PN exam.
Recent news about Lorain County Community College
The grant is from the Choose Ohio First initiative, which provides funding to Ohio colleges and universities to support students who want to pursue a STEM education.
The grant comes from the U.S. Department of Energy with the goal of establishing training programs for clean energy jobs.
The grant comes courtesy of The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund and will create the Eric & Jane Nord STEM Discovery Institute.
The new scholarship program is called “Create Your Possible: Sherwin-Williams Career Accelerator.”
The network consists of ten community colleges across the country. The initiative is an effort to ensure students of all backgrounds can find success in earning credentials or bachelor degrees.
Lorain County Community College has been awarded $145,200 from Ohio’s Campus Safety Grant Program. The money will be spent on on-campus security upgrades.
The U.S. Department of Education's College Affordability and Transparency Center recently named LCCC as the lowest cost college at which to earn an associate or bachelor's degree, and within the top ten percent of affordable colleges in the country.
Matt Douglass from radio station WEOL AM 930 interviewed LCCC's Johnny Vanderford about the Micro-Electrical Mechanical Systems program. The program piqued Douglass' interest and he has now graduated and started his new career.