LCCC Receives Scholarship Grants from BB&T

Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC) has received a grant to support students from the Allentown School District (ASD).

The BB&T Economic Growth Fund of the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation awarded $10,000 to the LCCC Foundation to be used for dual enrollment classes for ASD high school students.

Funds from the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation will allow high school students from the Allentown School District accumulate college credit while exploring a career pathway before they graduate from high school. Dual enrollment courses allow high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to take actual college classes and earn college credit, thereby saving both time and money.

This past academic year, more than 1,800 high school students from 30 different schools took classes at LCCC for dual credit.

“Studies have shown that dual enrollment courses have many benefits for students,” says Dr. Ann D. Bieber, LCCC president. “Lehigh Carbon Community College is committed to helping students succeed, and those who take dual enrollment courses have a head start on their college career – earning more credits with better grades and being better prepared for the rigors of college.”

For more information on the BB&T Economic Growth Fund at the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation, visit: www.lvcfoundation.org.