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Campus Scene IN THE SPOTLIGHT
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LCCC to Deliver Applied
Bachelor’s Degrees
Lorain County Community Col-
lege (LCCC) in Elyria, OH, has received authorization from the Ohio Department of Higher Education to offer Ohio’s first bachelor of applied science in microelec- tronic manufacturing, pending approval by the Higher Learning Commission. As one of only three community colleges in the state and the only one in Northeast Ohio to receive approval, LCCC is well positioned to address the unmet talent needs of industry.
For more than two decades, LCCC has offered more than 50 bachelor’s and master’s degrees from leading universities on its campus through its University Partnership. The applied bachelor’s degree in microelectronic manufacturing will be an enhancement to LCCC’s University Partnership and the first bachelor’s degree program offered entirely by LCCC.
New Facility for County
College of Morris
County College of Morris will be meeting the demand to expand several popular academic areas and offer local businesses greater support in addressing their need for skilled employees through the construction of a $10 million Engi- neering and Manufacturing building.
The 30,000-square-foot building will be constructed on the college’s Randolph, NJ, campus. Construction of the building will also allow the college to double the space used by its health science programs, allowing for the addition of a state-of-the art virtual hospital and new health programs to meet area employment needs.
Funding for construction of the Engineering and Manufacturing building has been provided by the state, the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders, and private donors. The college hopes to break ground on the new building by early fall.
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The smart technology now features a user-enabled rodent detection mode. It looks for specific patterns in the measurements it records that indicate rodent movement within the container. The data that are collected can be used to uncover specific problem areas with dense rat populations and identify key surrounding contributors, such as discarded foods and litter in overflowing dumpsters, al- leyways, restaurant trash cans, and the street. Over time, the data allow users to measure the success of a rat-abatement initiative.
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