LEWISTON — The University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College will host an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, at 51 Westminster St. Faculty, staff and students will be on hand to provide information on programs, admissions and financial aid. Guides will be available for tours and to answer questions.
“We are very pleased to host another spring open house,” said Dan Philbrick, director of communications at USM LAC. “We strongly encourage anyone at any age who has an interest in pursuing an education to attend, whether they are a new or transfer student. The campus offers prior learning credit programs, which allows students to use real-life and on the job experiences towards credits for a bachelor’s degree.”
The Lewiston?Auburn Campus of USM opened its doors in the fall of 1988 to serve the higher education needs of citizens of the Androscoggin County area. The campus is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and now serves more than 1100 students.
USM LAC offers the following baccalaureate degree programs: arts and humanities, leadership and organizational studies, natural and applied sciences, and social and behavioral sciences. Programs in K-12 teacher education and nursing are also available. In addition, graduate programs are also available in leadership studies and occupational therapy.
Most classes meet once a week and many are available in “blended” format, which meet 50 percent online and 50 percent face-to-face. Area employers are encouraged to send their employees to the open house. Employees who register for classes at USM LAC for the fall 2013 semester will be eligible for a drawing to have their semester’s text books paid for.
The open house will include refreshments and door prizes. Directions are available at www.usm.maine.edu/lac. For more information, call 753-6536 or email lacinfo@usm.maine.edu.
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