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Lane Community College: The Parnell Years

Part Two: The Parnell Presidency, 1965-1968

Section B

Toward a Curricula and Accreditation
Students by the Thousands

Curricula and Accreditation

Photo - History Class

History class

Photo - Nursing Students

Nursing students

Photo - KLCC Radio

Radio communications, KLCC radio

Photo - Business Student

Manpower Development Training Act
(business) student

The plan called for the new college to organize around the existing Eugene Technical-Vocational School. The board made it official at its first two meetings, voting to retain ETVS administrative, teaching, clerical, and custodial staff.

Lane immediately had technical- vocational programs, courses in liberal arts and pre-professional fields, evening adult programs, and Manpower Development Training Act (MDTA) programs. The fall term 1965 schedule of classes listed 295 credit class sections and 32 non-credit adult class sections, offered in 14 locations throughout the district. In the next few years, enrollment surpassed expectations and county school districts asked the college to take over high school completion and adult evening programs. Accreditation of the college went smoothly. In December 1966 Lane's membership in the Commission on Higher Schools of the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools was accepted. Following a self-study and visit by an Association committee, Lane was given full accreditation in December 8, 1968.

Photo - Aviation Mechanics

Aviation mechanics

Dental hygiene
LCC Archives, Photograph Collection

Students by the Thousands

Photo - First Graduating Class

First graduating class,
nursing students in front rows, 1966

Photo - Student Council Officers

Student Council officers,
from left: Pam Shurtliff, Kathy Downing,
Charles Solomon (president), Gigi Gamble,
Dennis Ryan, Darrol Gesh, 1965-1966

When the doors opened for the college in the fall of 1965, there were 1,622.4 full-time equivalent students (FTE) and a headcount of 7,694 students.

The first students to register at Lane were 23 practical nursing students who enrolled on July 5, 1965. All but one graduated a year later.

A profile of credit students in spring term 1966 indicated that 74 percent were male and 58 percent in the 18- to 20-year-old category. College transfer courses attracted 67 percent; the rest were in occupational programs. About 16 percent were veterans; about 52 percent worked while attending school.

From the first, Presdient Parnell had the student body president sit at the board of education table during meetings, with a right to speak though not to vote. Students were invited to serve on college committees, and the president's door was always open to them.

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