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24-573: It was founded in 1992 and is part of the Lone Star College System , serving the Montgomery County area. The school enrolled just over 9,200 credit students in the fall 2007 semester and is the only Lone Star College System college to offer biotechnology, physical therapist assistant, human services and land surveying degrees. The current campus was dedicated August 14, 1995, by then- Governor George W. Bush . This article about

48-597: A building now known as Lone Star College-Houston North Greenspoint. 30°11′14″N 95°29′22″W  /  30.1872°N 95.4895°W  / 30.1872; -95.4895 See also: List of companies in Houston See: List of colleges and universities in Houston [REDACTED] Category [REDACTED] Texas portal Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ( SACS )

72-520: A university or college in Texas is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Houston -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lone Star College System Lone Star College ( LSC ) is a public community college system serving the northern portions of the Greater Houston, Texas , area. In 2017, it enrolled about 95,000 students. The headquarters of

96-740: Is a regional educational accreditor recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation . As of 2022, the organization oversees approximately 750 public and private degree-granting educational institutions in the Southern United States . Its headquarters are in North Druid Hills, Georgia , near Decatur , in the Atlanta metropolitan area . SACS accredits educational institutions in

120-589: Is not part of the tax base. There are two locations for the Lone Star College-System Offices (headquarters). The first location is at The Woodlands The district moved to its current location on March 17, 2003. The second location is at Lone Star College-University Park, building 11. The administrative headquarters of the district were previously located in the Greenspoint district and in Houston in

144-595: The Denmark Technical and Roanoke–Chowan Community Colleges , citing lack of governing board characteristics, as well as financial federal and state responsibilities and conflict of interest, among others. The SACS also had denied faculty change to Ferrum College and a change from private to public to the Florida National University . In 2018 a merger between College of Biblical Studies and Crossroads Bible College had been proposed and accepted with

168-482: The Loyola University New Orleans for the same reason and set up special committees to Johnson University and Prairie View A&M University for the full year. Due to this process, Memphis Theological Seminary was denied reaffirmation and was put on warning for a year, citing the lack of financial responsibilities and institutional planning. The SACS had also put full year and half year warnings on

192-608: The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges . Lone Star College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate and baccalaureate degrees. As defined by the Texas Legislature , the service area of LSCS includes territory within the following school districts: (*) The district is included in the service area by state law but

216-549: The Board of Trustees officially approved Lone Star College System as the District's new name. The Lone Star College logo, known as "The Star of Tomorrow," was designed by Houston advertising agency Richards/Carlberg . Voters went to the polls on November 4, 2014, and approved the $ 485 million bond referendum for Lone Star College, which will be used to create more learning facilities and opportunities. The referendum passed garnering 65% of

240-859: The Central American Institute of Business Administration) in Costa Rica and Nicaragua; and Keiser University Latin American Campus in Nicaragua. The SACSCOC has also accredited the American University in Dubai and the American University of Ras Al Khaimah. SACS CASI accredits over 13,000 primary , middle , and secondary schools , and school systems located in the SACS region. In 2006, AdvancED

264-476: The Cy-Fair campus and seven other schools in the area were put on lockdown when a student named Dylan Quick started stabbing outside the science lab and soon went through other buildings. Authorities were notified of the incident at 11:12 a.m., but the campus wasn't notified until just a minute after. As authorities arrived, Quick had already been chased down and subdued in the parking lot by four fellow students and

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288-596: The Lone Star College System are located in The Woodlands and in unincorporated Montgomery County, Texas . The voters of the Aldine, Spring, and Humble school districts created North Harris County College in 1972 and opened the college for classes in 1973. The district expanded in 1991 to cover neighboring Montgomery County and adopted the new name of North Harris Montgomery Community College District . As

312-557: The Lone Star College System is an integral part of their communities and serves their needs. The board members do not do the work of the college; rather it establishes a vision for the work through the policies it sets. All board members represent Lone Star College as residents within the LSCS District and serve without remuneration or emolument of office except where benefits are provided by state law. Board members are elected as representatives of nine single-member districts by citizens in

336-679: The Lone Star College in-district service area in November of even-numbered years and serve terms of six years each. In fall 2020, the college will begin offering some four-year programs in Bachelor of Applied Technology in Cybersecurity, Bachelor of Science, Nursing (RN to BSN transition program), and Bachelor of Applied Science in Energy, Manufacturing, & Trades Management degrees after approval from

360-463: The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges publishes an online report on its accreditation actions, including reaffirmations of accreditation and public sanctions of institutions of higher learning. The reports include specific public sanctions of schools and statements disclosing why those institutions have been placed on sanction. The Commission on Colleges accredits both public and private institutions of higher education in

384-685: The United States, including some community colleges as well as four-year institutions. As a regional accreditor , SACSCOC accreditation extends to all of the educational programs offered at the accredited institution. Institutions in Latin America accredited by SACSCOC include the Mexican universities of Fundación Universidad de las Américas, Puebla ; Universidad de las Americas, A.C. ; Universidad de Monterrey ; Tecnológico de Monterrey ; Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas (INCAE or

408-483: The bond election of November 2006 failed. On January 22, 2013, the north Harris County campus was put on lockdown for a shooting where at least three people were shot. All were taken to a local hospital with gunshot wounds. The shooting occurred outside the library and learning lab. A Harris County deputy sheriff said, "We found that the incident was not an active shooter incident, but was an altercation between two individuals." Three months later, on April 9, 2013,

432-436: The district expanded to include areas outside north Harris and Montgomery Counties, the Board of Trustees decided the District's current name did not adequately define the service area, plus it was hard to remember and was quite lengthy. During the first semester of the 2007 - 2008 school year, trustees initiated a name-change process using an online voting system; among the options was the name Lone Star College System which

456-587: The states of Alabama , Florida , Georgia , Kentucky , Louisiana , Mississippi , North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee , Texas , and Virginia , and educational institutions for U.S. students in Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America. There are a number of affiliate organizations within the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. One affiliate organization is the Southern Association of Community, Junior, and Technical Colleges. The first SACS

480-446: The vote. A $ 497.7 million bond referendum proposed by Lone Star College System has fallen short of voter approval. With all precincts reporting across Harris and Montgomery counties, 55.6% of voters voted against the bond and only 44.4% favored it. Lone Star College called and approved a $ 420 million bond election for May 10, 2008, which was approved by voters getting 62% of the vote. LSCS last attempt to pass more than $ 200 million in

504-486: Was established with the unification of SACS CASI, NCA CASI , and NSSE. Today, SACS CASI acts as an accreditation division of AdvancED, now known as Cognia . On December 9, 2018, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools had excluded Bennett College from its membership due to failure of completion of the chapter 13, section 1 of the Principles of Accreditation. During the same year, they have suspended membership of

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528-748: Was founded in 1895 and is made up of Council on Accreditation and School Improvement and the Commission on Colleges, which existed since 1912. It also works with the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors. The SACS Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) accredits universities and colleges in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Latin America (Extraterritorial). Every six months,

552-447: Was offered as 1) two of the colleges (Lone Star College–North Harris and Lone Star College–Montgomery) already included the name and 2) the 75th Texas Legislature adopted HR1123, recognizing Montgomery County as the birthplace of the Flag of Texas , known for its lone star which serves as the state motto. The name Lone Star College System was selected by those voting, and on November 1, 2007,

576-408: Was soon taken away. A total of sixteen people were injured, two of them critically and four of them seriously; all survived. Quick was charged with one count of attempted murder and two charges of aggravated assault. In December 2015, he was sentenced to 48 years in prison for the attack. He is eligible for parole in 2039. The Lone Star College System Board of Trustees is responsible for ensuring that

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