Lone Star College-North Harris commemorates the opening of a center in the East Aldine community with a building dedication on Friday, Sept. 13. Lone Star College-East Aldine Center’s building dedication will begin with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 2 p.m. followed by an open house.
Public officials and community leaders will join Lone Star College representatives to recognize the occasion. After the ribbon cutting, attendees will be invited inside for the open house.
The new center, located at 2430 Aldine Mail Route Rd, Houston, TX, will provide a mix of academic college transfer courses, as well as workforce training programs. On-site services will include registration, college placement testing, free tutoring, academic and career advising, financial aid assistance and a bookstore.
“Our building dedication is about recognizing the new era of opportunity Lone Star College-East Aldine Center brings to the local community and the people that made that opportunity possible,” said Dr. Luis Lucio, LSC-East Aldine Center dean. “Opening Lone Star College-East Aldine Center means affordable college classes and workforce training programs are available right in the heart of East Aldine.”
The center is the first of its kind in East Aldine. Lone Star College-East Aldine Center, located in the East Aldine Town Center, is the fourth leg of a partnership with Aldine Independent School District, BakerRipley East Aldine Campus and East Aldine Management District.
For more information on LSC-East Aldine Center, visit LoneStar.edu/East-Aldine-Center.htm or call 346-378-7503.
Lone Star College offers high quality, low-cost academic transfer and career training education to 99,000 students each semester. LSC is training tomorrow’s workforce today and redefining the community college experience to support student success. Stephen C. Head, Ph.D., serves as chancellor of LSC, the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area with an annual economic impact of nearly $3 billion. LSC consists of seven colleges, eight centers, two university centers, Lone Star Corporate College and LSC-Online. To learn more, visit LoneStar.edu.
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