Lone Star College - North Harris is helping ready current and future students for college via the College Readiness Awareness Education (CARE) Program. LSC-North Harris is partnering with Spring ISD and Aldine ISD in an effort to increase the number of high school students graduating college ready.  LSC-North Harris also offers opportunities for current students to enroll in Learning Communities and accelerate their way into college level classes. 

LSC-North Harris Initiatives

1. Accelerate Developmental Education pathways into programs of study
2. Support structured connections through cohort experiences
3. Provide college and community resources
4. Provide meaningful faculty and staff development
5. Support early college success
6. Mainstream developmental education students into gateway courses
7. Increase student engagement and social interaction
8. Promote completion of appropriate gateway courses within a program of study

Partnerships with local high schools:

1. Identify gaps in academic preparation
2. Design seamless academic pathways
3. Create early opportunities for college and career success
4. Increase college awareness and access
5. Support college-going aspirations
6. Make front-door college engagement inescapable
7. Provide meaningful faculty and staff development