Laker Nation News Lake Land College named one of top online community colleges in Illinois Posted on March 29, 2019 SR Education Group, a leading education research publisher, recently named Lake Land College one of the top online community colleges in Illinois. In order to be named a top community college in Illinois, SR Education Group researched schools that are regionally accredited and offer at least one fully online associate degree. SR Education Group ranked Lake Land College as a leading community college based on several factors including retention rate, graduation rate, percentage of online enrollment data gathered by the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System and the number of online associate degrees offered. Lake Land College has provided online courses since 1997 and was among the first in the state and nation to embrace this teaching format. At Lake Land College, students can choose from 12 online certificate programs offered completely online, four degree programs offered primarily online and 13 online-flex associate degree programs that offer several classes online. Overall Lake Land offers about 200 online courses. Lake Land College has also recently updated its new student orientation to include both an online student orientation course and an individualized academic advising experience, combining two best practices into one program. To learn more about the value of an online education at Lake Land College visit lakelandcollege.edu. Read More Laker Nation News