Online offerings are available through CCCOnline, a consortium of Colorado community colleges.
Learn more: www.ccconline.org
Student FAQ: www.ccconline.org/student-faq/
Access for web-enhanced and hybrid LCC courses. You’ll need your SID and login – website: online.lamarcc.edu
For specific questions about course content, please contact your instructor. Instructor contact information can be found in the course syllabus and in the online class schedule.
If you are taking any LCC Online courses, and you have a complaint about your experience with Lamar Community College, you have two options:
- Follow Lamar Community College’s process for student complaints, which is located in LCC’s Student Handbook. You may also contact the Higher Learning Commission, which is Lamar Community College’s accrediting agency.
- To file a complaint against a Colorado institution of higher education, please visit the Filing A Student Complaint website.
- For student complaint information by state and agency, visit the State Portal Entity Contacts page.
Before exercising either of the above options, you should know that most (if not all) external complaint processes require that the student exhaust all avenues of complaint internal to the institution before they will consider a grievance.
For more information, contact Larry A. McLemore, Vice President for Academic and Student Services
Phone: 719.336.1516
Lamar Community College is a participating member in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) through the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education (WICHE).
What is SARA?
The State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement is an agreement among member states, districts and territories that establishes comparable national standards for interstate offering of postsecondary distance education courses and programs. It is intended to make it easier for students to take online courses offered by postsecondary institutions based in another state. SARA is overseen by a National Council and administered by four regional education compacts.
LCC has approval to offer courses in the following states and territories:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia, and the US Virgin Islands
LCC is currently not authorized to offer courses in the following states:
California
**The above lists were updated on 08-25-21. For the most up to date listing of approved states, please visit the NC-Sara website.
If you are not an on-campus student at LCC and plan to enroll in distance classes, please check the information provided above to verify that your state has either authorized or exempted our college to offer such classes or programs to you as a resident of that state.
If you reside in an “unauthorized” state and plan to take distance education classes, please note that we are not authorized or exempted to offer distance education classes or programs to you as a resident of an “unauthorized” state. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Teresa Turner, Dean of Student Services, at 719.336.1591 or teresa.turner@lamarcc.edu.
Agree to Professional Licensure Disclosures
In July of 2020, NC-SARA added a professional licensure disclosure to its expectations. Lamar Community College agrees to provide notifications to students related to professional licensure. Any institution approved to participate in SARA that offers courses or programs designed to lead to Professional Licensure or certification or advertised as leading to Licensure must satisfy all federal requirements for disclosures regarding such Professional Licensure programs under 34 §C.F.R. 668.43. For SARA purposes, these requirements will also apply to non-Title IV institutions. For SARA purposes, institutions that are unable, after all reasonable efforts, to determine whether a program will meet state professional licensure requirements shall provide the student or applicant with current contact information for any applicable licensing boards and advise the student or applicant to determine whether the program meets requirements for Licensure in the State where the student is located. Visit the NC-SARA Professional Licensure Directory.
Responsibility of Students
Students should review the specific academic requirements for the program in which they are enrolling, including those related to practicum/internship as well as pre-qualifications for licensure such as the need for a criminal background check. We highly recommend that students contact the applicable licensure board(s) in their state of residence or in the state where they intend to obtain a license before beginning an academic program that results in licensure and prior to beginning any internship/practicum. Many licensure boards require more than successful degree completion to obtain a license. Please be advised that state laws, regulations, and policies may change at any time. Changes in requirements can impact the program’s ability to meet educational requirements for licensure. It is the responsibility of the student completing the licensure program to check with the licensing board(s) in their state of residence or in the state in which they intend to obtain a license for the most recent information and requirements. LCC shall not be held liable if the student is unable to qualify for licensure or certification in any jurisdiction or cannot obtain a practicum/internship location.