LCCC celebrates 50 years

On Friday, Aug. 21, Lehigh Carbon Community College kicked off its 50th anniversary with an aerial photo of more than 200 faculty, staff and administrators shaped into a giant "50" on the lawn of the Schnecksville campus.

Fall classes started at LCCC on Saturday, Aug. 22, so the celebration also served as a farewell to summer as well as the formal start of a year-long recognition of the college's history.

In 1966, the State Board of Education approved the formal application of what was then known as Lehigh County Community College.

Highlights for the year will include community outreach events, national speakers, recognition of 50 notable alumni, friends and events, and commencement ceremony in May 2016 in the PPL arena in downtown Allentown, where the college first held classes.