Our Educational Guarantee

The Occupational Program Guarantee is offered to students graduating from an occupational program with an Associate in Applied Science degree or a certificate.

The Baccalaureate/Transfer Program Guarantee is offered to students graduating with an Associate in Arts, Associate in Engineering Science or Associate in Science degree.

Occupational Program Guarantee Policy Guarantee
It is the policy of Lake Land College that students graduating with an Associate in Applied Science degree or certificate in a career/occupational program be guaranteed competency in the technical skills that the program is designed to teach in the degree or certificate. Graduates of degree programs who jointly with their employers determine they are lacking in the technical skills contained in the program and graduates who have been unsuccessful in passing required licensure exams after two attempts shall be permitted to enroll in up to 15 credit hours of retraining for a degree or nine (9) credit hours of retraining for a certificate, tuition free.

Notification and Conditions
This policy shall become effective with new degree or certificate seeking students of the 1994 fall term. All coursework for the degree or certificate must have been completed at Lake Land College with a grade of "C" or better within three years of initial enrollment at the College and the graduate must have been employed full-time in a job directly related to his/her training within one year after graduation from the program. Upon written verification from the employer within six months of the graduate's initial employment that the graduate lacks competency in specific technical skills as represented by the degree or certificate information printed in the College catalog, or other printed matter, a retraining plan will be developed through the office of the Associate Vice President for Workforce Development. The retraining will be limited to courses regularly offered by the College on the main campus and must be completed within one calendar year.

Baccalaureate/ Transfer Program Guarantee Policy Guarantee
It is the policy of Lake Land College that students graduating with an Associate in Arts, Associate in Engineering Science or an Associate in Science degree be guaranteed the transferability of Lake Land credits earned in the degree program to a previously declared baccalaureate degree granting Illinois public college or university. If a course that is selected from the Articulation Transfer Guide is successfully completed with a grade of "C" or better within three years of initial enrollment and is not accepted for transfer by a given university, Lake Land College will refund tuition paid by the student for said course.

Notification and Conditions
This policy shall become effective with new degree seeking students of the 1994 fall term. To call the guarantee, the student must submit a letter to the Vice President for Academic Services showing evidence of acceptance at and enrollment in the transfer institution and stating which credits did not transfer along with a letter from the transfer institution stating why the course(s) did not transfer. If the College verifies that the course(s) should have transferred according to course equivalency guides in effect at the time the course was taken and when the transfer was attempted, and if the College is unable to rectify the problem with the transfer institution, the student's tuition paid for the course(s) will be refunded. No refunds will be issued for tuition paid by a third party.