Campus Cruise, 3:30-6 p.m.

Prospective students are invited to the Campus Cruise today, anytime from 3:30-6 p.m.! With their smart phones, they’ll be able to take a tour of campus from their vehicles. There will be five stops around campus where they can watch videos to learn more. It’s a great way to see campus, learn about our programs and services, and get fun LLCC swag and treats! Please encourage any prospective students you know to join us. Registration is not required. More information, including a map and a video for each stop, is available at www.llcc.edu/campus-cruise.

These event is a part of October’s Moving Forward to LLCC activities, which include virtual info sessions, one-on-one meetings and more!

Info session tonight on short-term training programs at CCTC

LLCC Short-Term Training ProgramsProspective students are invited to an info session this evening at 5:30 p.m. to learn about programs in LLCC’s short-term training programs at Capital City Training Center. Please encourage any prospective students you know to sign up at www.llcc.edu/forward.

These info sessions are a part of October’s Moving Forward to LLCC events, which include virtual info sessions, a campus cruise and more!

LLCC receives driver safety training award for CCTC course

Congratulations to the Capital City Training Center! LLCC has received the 2019 Excellence in Driver Safety Training Award from the National Safety Council for CCTC providing the Defensive Driving, Alive at 25 course.

The National Safety Council trains more than 1 million drivers each year with its defensive driving programs, supporting its mission to save lives, from the workplace to anyplace. Every year the NSC Defensive Driving Team recognizes the top chapters for their contributions for most new instructors trained, top training centers for most drivers trained along with Instructor of the Year, and Commitment to Driver Safety Excellence awards across all our defensive driving programs.

Health care video

Careers in health care are more important than ever. LLCC offers many training and educational programs in healthcare including diagnostic medical sonography, nursing, occupational therapy assistant, surgical technology and more!

In the news

Paula Luebbert, assistant vice president, corporate and government training, was interviewed by WTAX yesterday about the online contact tracing and infection control course being offered by LLCC’s Capital City Training Center.

In the news

Paula Luebbert, assistant vice president, corporate and government training, was interviewed by the Springfield Business Journal about the new contact tracing training being offered at LLCC’s Capital City Training Center.

Michelle “Micki” Smith, LLCC Community Education drawing teacher, submitted the winning artwork, “Just Let Me Breathe,” for a Ralph Lauren national design contest. The story was covered in the State Journal-Register’s article, “Artist: Award-winning shirt design offers ‘element of hope,'” picked up by the Associated Press and reprinted in numerous papers around the country.

CCTC offering online contact tracing and infection control course

LLCC’s Capital City Training Center in partnership with CareerStep is offering an online training course on contact tracing and infection control.

The course covers all CDC-recommended training elements required to successfully identify patients who have come in close contact with a particular virus or contagion. Important breach avoidance strategies will be discussed, and the main steps involved in the contact tracing process will be outlined. Students will learn HIPAA basics, contact tracing protocols and COVID-19 guidelines.

“Contact tracing is a popular method of containment that has helped flatten the curve of COVID-19, and there is a need for more qualified health care professionals with the proper training,” says Paula Luebbert, assistant vice president, corporate/government training and economic development at LLCC.

The cost for the course is $699. Upon successful completion, the student will receive a certificate from 4MedPlus/CareerStep.

For more information, call 217-782-1086 or visit www.llcc.edu/cctc.

Massage clinics at CCTC

LLCC’s Capital City Training Center is currently scheduling appointments for the massage clinic. LLCC Massage Therapy students will perform their clinical work using Swedish massage at CCTC and are supervised by the clinic instructor who is a licensed massage therapist.

Free 30-minute massages are available on Monday, June 29 at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 p.m. and Tuesday, June 30 through Thursday, July 2 at 5, 6, 7 or 8 p.m.

Appointments times are:

  • 60-minute massages at 1, 2:30 or 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 6, 13, 20 and 27, or Tuesday, July 7 through Thursday, July 28 at 5:30 p.m. only.
  • 90-minute massages at 7 p.m. Monday, July 6 through Thursday, July 28.

The cost is $20 for a 60-minute massage and $25 for a 90-minute massage. Payment is due when the appointment is scheduled and is non-refundable. Please call 524-6749 to schedule your appointment!