Laredo Community College
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| Type | Community College |
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| Established | September 28, 1947 |
| Budget |
c. $50 million (2012–2013) |
| President | Ricardo Solis (beginning September 1, 2016) |
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Academic staff
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210 Full-time (Fall 2010) |
| Students |
8,732 (Fall 2013) |
| Location | Laredo, Texas, USA |
| Campus | Main: 300 acres (1.2 km²) South |
| Mascot | Palominos |
| Website | http://www.laredo.edu |
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c. $50 million (2012–2013)
210 Full-time (Fall 2010)
8,732 (Fall 2013)
8,307 (Fall 2014)
8,749 (Fall 2015)
Majority part-time
Laredo Community College, known as LCC, was established as Laredo Junior College on September 28, 1947, by the Laredo Independent School District in Laredo, the county seat of Webb County in south Texas. It adopted the present name in 1993.
As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of LCC includes the municipality of Laredo and all of Webb, Jim Hogg and Zapata counties.
The 2012–2013 LCC budget was approximately $50 million. The student tuition and fee share of the budget doubled in a decade from 18 to 36 percent.
The 2011–2012 LCC budget was $48.3 million, or a decrease of $1.43 million from the preceding year.
The college property tax rate of $0.2365 per $100 of assessed valuation declined slightly in the 2012–2013 budget. Unlike many other community colleges in Texas which can reach into the county or adjoining counties for purposes of taxation, LCC can levy property taxers only within the City of Laredo. Some 40 percent of the 2012–2013 LCC budget is derived from property taxes.
Enrollment for the fall of 2013 was 8,732, a decrease of 602 or 6.4 percent from 2012. Enrolment peaked in 2011 at 10,046.
In 2010, LCC had 210 faculty and 300 classified staff personnel.
LCC enrollment dropped for the fourth consecutive year in the spring of 2015 by 4.3 percent from 2014, attributed to changes in the local employment marked.
In the fall of 2015, enrollment was 5.3 percent above that of the previous year. There were 8,749 registrants in 2015, compared to 8,307 in September 2014.
In 2010, LCC had a three-year graduation rate of 14 percent from students pursuing either associate degrees or completing specialized certificate programs.
In July 2012, Laredo Community College was placed on twelve months of probation for failure to comply with standards required by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In a document reviewed by KGNS-TV, the NBC affiliate in Laredo, the accrediting body said that LCC had not demonstrated "compliance with comprehensive standards". President Juan L. Maldonado said that the institution will meet any deficiencies required but that the situation would not impact instructional programs or other operations of the college.
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