At Century College, you can choose from a variety of career and technical programs leading directly to employment as well as courses designed to transfer to four-year colleges and universities. You will learn from expert instructors with access to innovative learning opportunities and state-of-the-art facilities.
The Admissions Office will get you started on your bridge to success. Learn about the steps to complete the admissions process and register for courses. Do you have questions about Century College? Attend a Discover Century Information Session, schedule a campus visit, chat online, email or call one of our friendly Admissions Advisors.
With affordable tuition rates, Century College can save you thousands on your education. Learn about our tuition rates and fees, and discover options to pay for college, including financial aid, scholarships and payment plans. College can be affordable!
The Continuing Education and Customized Training department can help you to get ahead in your career by offering a variety of non-credit workforce training and development opportunities. Through customized training options, Century College can work directly with employers to meet the training needs of employees.
Century College offers a variety of campus life opportunities to connect with others, gain leadership experience, be involved and have fun. Students can participate or cheer on the Century College Wood Ducks Athletic programs, become active members and leaders on campus or take advantage of campus recreational activities and art and theatre experiences.
Century College is committed to the success of each student. This commitment to student success and persistence is demonstrated by the numerous student services and support available in and out of the classroom, including academic resources, assistive services, student wellness options and planning support.
Century College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). Century College was first accredited in 1974 as Lakewood Community College and has been accredited since July 1, 1996 as a comprehensive community and technical college.
Century College was one of the institutions that was allowed to select its accreditation pathway and was accepted in 2005 by the HLC into the Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP). The AQIP Pathway is one of three options institutions have for maintaining accreditation with HLC. Like the other pathways, it is focused on quality assurance and institutional improvement, but with an added emphasis on helping institutions achieve continuous quality improvement. AQIP infuses the principles and benefits of continuous improvement into the culture of colleges and universities by providing an alternative process through which an already-accredited institution can maintain its accreditation from the HLC.
Many of the processes are built around the AQIP Pathway Categories, which provide a framework that institutions can use to examine their key processes and analyze, understand, and explore opportunities for improvement. The AQIP Pathway follows an eight-year cycle. Following a Quality Checkup Visit in 2012, Century College received its reaffirmation of accreditation until 2018-19.
In June 2013, Century College submitted its second AQIP Systems Portfolio, which documents the College's commitment to continuous quality improvement. Institutions are required to submit Systems Portfolios to provide evidence around planning, implementing, reporting and utilizing data for the various Pathway Categories.
| 1994 | Century College first accredited as Lakewood Community College |
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| 1996 | Century College Re-affirmed accreditation as a Comprehensive Community and Technical College |
| 2005 |
Accepted as an AQIP Institution |
| June 2013 |
Century Submitted AQIP Systems Portfolio |
| April 2017 | NEW Change in HLC—Pathway Category groups launched |
| April 2017 | Category groups launched |
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| July 2, 2018 | Portfolio submission |
| November 2018 - January 2019 (approximate) | Portfolio appraisal |
| March 4 - 6, 2019 |
HLC Peer Review site visit |
| Spring/Summer 2019 | HLC Action on Reaffirmation of Accreditation |
| Fall 2019 | Transition to new pathway (AQIP pathway retired by HLC) |
By participating in AQIP, an institution demonstrates it meets accreditation standards and expectations through sequences of events that align with ongoing institutional activities that characterize an organization’s process to improve their performance.
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An institution on the AQIP Pathway completes an ongoing cycle of Action Projects that over time constitute its record for quality improvement activities.
View short descriptions of current and past projects completed below. A full description of these projects, as well as reports and evaluations, is available through the AQIP Action Project Directory.
View full details for each action project via the AQIP Pathway Action Project Directory Archive.
Many of Century College's technical programs have specialized accreditation through their industry-specific accrediting bodies. View program specific accrediation.
| Nichole Petersen | Dean | 651-779-3934 | nichole.petersen@century.edu | W 3208 |
