Tips for Succeeding In a Competency-Based Program

Three individuals representing students in CBE programs who are also working and have family.

March 12, 2025 -

As a national leader in competency-based education (CBE) delivery, Lakeshore College strives to support success among our students enrolled in CBE programs. CBE is different from the delivery of traditional instruction. It offers a great deal of flexibility and allows students to earn a degree based on their mastery of skills and knowledge rather than through a dedicated amount of time spent in a classroom.

 

Supporting Student Success

Students laughing in a group

January 10, 2025 -

With 95% of our graduates reporting being very satisfied or satisfied with their Lakeshore College education, our faculty and staff must be doing something right. We’re committed to supporting student success from start to finish, and every point in between. How do we do it? Let’s take a look.

It’s Your Move: Start College in January

Career Areas
Do you regret not going to college or dropping out?
Are you getting passed over for jobs because you lack an education?
Did a four-year college not fit this fall?

December 11, 2024 -

Do you regret not going to college or dropping out? Are you getting passed over for jobs because you lack an education? Did a four-year college not fit this fall? If you answered yes to any of the above, Lakeshore College can get you started on – or back on – the path to a college degree.

Kelsey Wolf, RN, Thrives at Duke University Hospital

Kelsey Wolf, 2018 Lakeshore College Nursing-Associate Degree graduate, with her family.

November 20, 2024 -

While the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports so many young adults changing jobs, what keeps Kelsey Wolf, 2018 Lakeshore College Nursing-Associate Degree graduate, working at the same place she’s been since shortly after graduating?

Fulfilling work. Opportunities. Flexibility. Working at the hospital recognized as the best in North Carolina by U.S. News & World Report for 2024-25 – Duke University Hospital – can’t hurt either.

New Educator Training Program at Lakeshore College

A teaching assistant helping young students working on small wind turbines at a table.
Ideal for those who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in teaching or begin working in a school system as a trained teaching assistant/paraprofessional.

November 6, 2024 -

To help address a local shortage of skilled educators, Lakeshore College launched a new training program in the fall of 2024. Foundations of Teacher Education provides a solid foundation so graduates will be prepared to succeed as a well-trained teaching assistant/paraprofessional and pursue a bachelor’s degree. More than 100 of these jobs are open annually in Lakeshore’s district.

First Generation Students Are Driven to Succeed

Riyan Lehman, Associate of Arts, home school 2018 graduate and first generation Lakeshore College student
Learn from four determined students how they’ve overcome challenges as first generation college students on their paths to successful futures.

October 23, 2024 -

Learn from four determined students how they’ve overcome challenges as first generation college students on their paths to successful futures. Being the first for anything can be overwhelming and exciting at the same time. Taking charge of your future career – and  livelihood – by being the first in your family to go to college is no exception. Students who do take that step are known as “first generation students,” or “first gen.” At Lakeshore College, we welcome first generation students and admire their determination to succeed for themselves and their families.