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Lackland
AFB - Not Just for Military
October
2, 2006
It
is a common misconception that civilian students are
not permitted to take classes on the local military
bases. In fact, civilians are welcome and regularly
make up one third to one half of all enrollments on
Lackland AFB. St. Philip’s College has a long
established academic program on Lackland, spanning
more than 20 years. Each semester a wide variety of
academic courses are available including, English,
history, government, developmental and college level
math, social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences.
Flexible
8 week evening classes are formatted with the returning
adult student in mind. Many students manage full time
enrollment while working full time. Ms. Betsy Hamilton,
Off Site Coordinator for St. Philip’s College
on Lackland, states, “The program on Lackland
is significant and growing. In 2005, the Lackland
site offered approximately 125 St. Philip’s
College courses and labs with over 2100 enrollments.”
Ms.
Hamilton is proud of the program and boasts about
the facilities and new technologies supporting Lackland
AFB courses. “We have fabulous accommodations
including two computer labs with high speed internet
and each classroom is equipped with SMART Board™
technology. This allows for wonderful audio and visual
support and real time internet connectivity to enhance
classroom instruction.”
The
Lackland AFB program has three full time staff members
with over 35 years of combined military and adult
education experience. The Lackland AFB Team understands
returning adult students and strives to remove educational
barriers that would hinder academic achievement and
assist students in reaching their educational goals.
If
you are a current student and would like to take your
courses in an accelerated format, call the SPC Lackland
AFB Team at 670-1041 for specific directions and procedures
to obtain a base pass for your Lackland AFB class.
Civilian students must be able to present their student
schedule showing enrollment into a LAFB course, their
driver's license, proof of vehicle insurance and vehicle
registration to obtain a pass. The next term begins
October 23rd. View the Lackland AFB schedule at:
http://www.accd.edu/spc/ce/LAFBFallFlexII06.doc
(MS Word Document)
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