Working to Address Our Community’s Workforce Needs
As the largest two-year community and technical college in northeastern Minnesota, LSC provides more than 90 affordable programs and services including allied healthcare, manufacturing and technical programs, continuing education and customized training for business and industry partners, and liberal arts and science courses for transfer to one of our four-year university partners. Whether students are pursuing an in-demand two year degree or attending their first couple years at LSC to save thousands of dollars before transferring to a university, many LSC alumni choose to remain in, and contribute to, our community. In most of our area’s largest industries, Lake Superior College graduates are helping meet our community’s rapidly changing and growing workforce needs.
Local Aviation Sector Soaring
A perfect example of those changing and growing workforce needs are found in our local aviation sector. Last year, the Duluth International Airport released a report indicating the number of aviation-related jobs in the Twin Ports region is now nearly 3,500, an increase of 39 percent in the past decade. Lake Superior College is working closely with many aviation partners including AAR Aircraft Services, Cirrus and Lake Superior Helicopter to help prepare that aviation workforce. Through the LSC Center for Advanced Aviation, students are being trained as aviation maintenance technicians (AMTs) and professional pilots, both fields in high-demand locally and nationally.