Laker Connect
Laker Connect is a redesigned and enhanced dual credit program designed to provide stronger support for students, parents, and high school staff. The goal is to ensure student success through intentional course selection that aligns with academic pathways and career goals.

Classes Offered
- Transfer
- Career and Technical
Advantages of Laker Connect
- Affordability
- Head start on college goals
- Career Exploration
- Guidance on selecting dual credit courses that meet goals
- Opportunity for you to meet with a Lake Land College Academic Counselor
- Laker Swag
- Graduation recognition
- Tuition and fee waiver for freshman year at Lake Land
High Schools and Coordinators
For More Information
Contact:
Your High School Guidance Counselor
or
Tessa Wiles, Director of Dual Credit & Honors Experience
217-234-5044
dcp@lakelandcollege.edu
State Laws, Regulations and Accreditation Standards
In creating DCP Policies and Procedures, the following regulations are taken into consideration:
- Lake Land College Board of Trustees Policy 06.19
- Illinois Community College Board Administrative Rule 1501.507.b.11, p.42-43
- State of Illinois Dual Credit Quality Act (110 ILCS 27/20), and
- Higher Learning Commission’s “Dual Credit for Institutions and Peer Reviewers.”