Over 800 FFA and 4-H members from Illinois and Indiana participated in the 26th annual LLCC Livestock Judging Contest on Thursday at the Christian County Fairgrounds in Taylorville. The contest was hosted by the LLCC Livestock Judging Team and Agriculture Club.
Livestock judging teaches students critical thinking skills, public speaking and can lead to collegiate scholarships. Contestants in the event judge classes of beef, swine, sheep and goats, and they evaluate the animals on their quality as either breeding stock or for meat.
LLCC has recently announced its collaboration with Pearson Vue to offer testing at the LLCC Testing Center for students and professionals in the Springfield area. This partnership will offer a wide range of certification and licensure exams, including those for CompTIA and Microsoft certifications. By becoming a Pearson Vue testing center, LLCC aims to facilitate career advancement and educational opportunities for individuals seeking to enhance their skills and credentials in IT and other industries.
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During the entire week of April 15-19, contractors will be working outside of the Student Services construction barrier in Menard Hall. This will require the hallway between A. Lincoln Commons and Menard Hall to be temporarily unavailable during this time. Entering Menard Hall from the east or through A. Lincoln Commons and either up or downstairs will be the only way to access each building. In addition, this work requires mechanical systems to be offline for an early part of this week. Our LLCC Facilities team will do everything they can to keep buildings comfortable, but it is expected that temperatures in Sangamon, Menard, Cass Gym and Millennium Center will be slightly elevated during this time. We appreciate your patience as we continue to work to improve these areas of campus and hope the inconvenience is minimal. As always, please use caution and follow all signs, caution tape, barricades and barriers in this area. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact 
On Ron Riggle Day, May 3, we will be honoring Coach Riggle for his 34 years of coaching Loggers baseball. Ron Riggle Day shirts are 
