01.02.23

In the News

Roslyn Simmons-Lindsay, director, Pipeline for the Advancement of the Healthcare Workforce (PATH) program, was interviewed Dec. 16 on WTAX radio. She discussed how PATH provides free nursing and other health care training plus supports for eligible students. View more information on PATH.

Jolene Lamb, culinary coordinator, LLCC Community Education, wrote the Dec. 28 Epicuriosity column on ancient grains. Charlyn Fargo-Ware was the guest author of the Dec. 21 Epicuriosity column on cookbooks as holiday presents.

12.15.22

LLCC accepting applications for free nursing and health care training

LLCC is accepting applications for free nursing and other health care training through the PATH (Pipeline for the Advancement of the Healthcare Workforce) program.

PATH, funded through an Illinois Community College Board grant, seeks to address the worker shortage in health care by removing financial or other barriers so individuals may train for nursing and health care careers.

Free tuition, fees and books are provided to eligible students, along with a monthly stipend; rental, childcare and transportation assistance; a loaner laptop and Wi-Fi hotspot; and tutoring, job readiness and placement services.

Eligible individuals must meet at least one of these criteria: low income, a first-generation college student (parent(s) did not complete a college degree), minority student, or incumbent worker (already employed in a health care career but needing training to advance).

“PATH is committed to meeting the needs of students to lead them to a path of success,” said Roslyn Simmons-Lindsay, LLCC PATH program director. “We’re asking for help in spreading the word about this opportunity so eligible individuals can train for a steady, well-paying health care career.”

In addition to three levels of nursing (CNA, LPN and RN), PATH covers training in central sterile service technician, ECG technician, emergency medical services (paramedic, A-EMT, EMT and EMR), exercise and sports science, massage therapy, medical assistant, medical coding, neurodiagnostic technology, occupational therapy assistant, phlebotomy, radiography, respiratory care, sonography and surgical technology.

More information and a link to the PATH application are available at www.llcc.edu/path, by emailing PATH@llcc.edu or by calling 217-786-3440.

12.12.22

In the news

Dr. Charlotte Warren, president, was interviewed Dec. 9 for an upcoming article in Community College Daily. She discussed the transition to active learning spaces on campus.

Roslyn Simmons-Lindsay, director, Pipeline for the Advancement of the Healthcare Workforce (PATH) program, wrote the essay “LLCC’s PATH program provides free nursing and health care training to advance diversity and equity” for the State Journal-Register Dec. 11.

Jeff Gardner, program director, diesel technologies, was interviewed Dec. 9 by WSMI radio in Litchfield. Applications are currently being accepted for the diesel tech program set to begin in fall 2023, with more information at www.llcc.edu/diesel-technologies.

12.02.22

In the news

Laurie Rhodes, director, LLCC Child Development Center, was interviewed on WTAX radio Dec. 1 on the new Preschool for All Expansion classroom that will begin Jan. 9 at the center. Twenty spots are available to children from high needs families, with services provided free of charge through a grant from Illinois State Board of Education. Screenings for the spots will be held Dec. 7, 13 and 14 and can be scheduled by calling 217-786-2450.

12.02.22

LLCC-Litchfield Student Club holds Thanksgiving food drive

Kristy Compton, CEFS Montgomery County resource specialist; Adrienne Frazier, LLCC-Litchfield education services representative; Christine Marietta, LLCC-Litchfield administrative assistantThe LLCC-Litchfield Student Club sponsored a Thanksgiving food drive from Nov. 7-17 in which students and faculty collected 383 non-perishable food items. These items were donated to the CEFS Economic Opportunity Corporation in Montgomery County.

Classes competed to collect the most items for the drive and win a pizza party. General Biology taught by Amy Delap was honored as the class with the most donations.

11.30.22

LLCC Child Development Center to offer Preschool for All Expansion classroom

The LLCC Child Development Center has been awarded a grant from the Illinois State Board of Education to offer a Preschool for All Expansion (PFAE) classroom at the center.

Twenty spaces in the classroom are available to preschool children ages three to five who come from families with identified needs. The classroom is designed to supply high-quality early learning experiences to these children at no cost.

Priority eligibility factors for the program include low income, a language other than English spoken in the home, developmental needs and other family risk factors. Information collected through a child screening and parent interview will decide those families most needing service.

“We know that children are best ready for school when they have been in a high-quality preschool learning environment,” says Laurie Rhodes, director of the LLCC Child Development Center. “This grant will allow us to offer children from high-needs families the best in preschool education at no cost, along with various family supports.”

The LLCC Child Development Center will hold initial screenings for the program from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7; Tuesday, Dec.13; and Wednesday, Dec. 14.

To schedule a screening, call 217-786-2450.