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From race car parts to elephant cages, Kyle Thorne has built it all since he started his own mobile welding business. He’s one of many CLC graduates bringing their skills to the world of manufacturing.

Governor JB Pritzker along with local and state officials celebrated the ribbon-cutting for the new Student Center at CLC. The Lakeshore Campus Student Center will enhance the student experience by providing improved services, plus state-of-the-art learning and study spaces.

Jules Lemond wanted to back to college, but financially, it was difficult. Once he learned he could earn free tuition through the Transform Lake County, going to CLC was a no-brainer.

CLC has been named a Leader College by Achieving the Dream. Leader Colleges play an important role in accelerating the adoption of effective practices within the Achieving the Dream Network and across higher education.

Leanne Linsky has always enjoyed comedy, but never saw it as a career. She's since created an online platform to help comics grow their audience and try out routines.

CLC was named a Gold Military Friendly® school, giving it the top honor. Methodology, criteria and weightings were determined by Viqtory with input from the Military Friendly® Advisory Council of independent leaders in higher education.

College of Lake County’s annual literary arts magazine was named a Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines First Class magazine by the National Council of Teachers of English.

With a dream of working in Los Angeles, Kenneth Dantes decided to start at CLC. It allowed him to save up enough money to make his dream come true.

May is National Nurses Month, and CLC is celebrating all those in the profession. From the 1970s to today, CLC nursing alumni have had success in the field.

The pharmacy technician program earned accreditation, becoming just the 7th in the state to earn the honor. The accreditation comes just two years since the program began.