LCCC - Outreach & Workforce Development's Podcast
🚀 LCCC Outreach & Workforce Development helps you start careers, upskill, launch businesses & grow!
🔍 What We Offer:
✅ CDL & Skilled Trades – Hands-on training for in-demand jobs.
✅ Workforce Development – Gain skills & advance your career.
✅ Business & Entrepreneurship – Training, mentorship & funding.
✅ Advanced Manufacturing – Cutting-edge career pathways.
✅ Adult & Continuing Education – GED, digital skills & more.
📢 Follow us for career training, success stories & opportunities!
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Episodes
24 episodes
S1E22: Business Training at LCCC’s Laramie Campus | Beyond the Classroom
How does business training support Wyoming’s workforce? In this episode of Beyond the Classroom, James Drudge talks with Jamie McKim about the programs available at LCCC’s Laramie Campus that are shaping stronger employees and s...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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26:00
S1E21: Building Better Leaders: Supervisor & Leadership Skills with Rhonda Priest
Moving from “great employee” to effective supervisor takes more than a new title. In this Beyond the Classroom episode, host James Drudge sits down with Rhonda Priest to explore how LCCC’s leadership and super...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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24:19
S1E20: Workplace Safety at LCCC: OSHA, CPR & Custom Training You Can Trust
From offices to construction sites, safety impacts every workplace. Host James Drudge talks with Christie Goertel about LCCC’s comprehensive safety programs—OSHA 10/30, AHA CPR & First Aid, fall protection, backf...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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13:41
S1E19: Behind the Wheel: Inside LCCC’s CDL Program
In this episode of Beyond the Classroom, we flip the script! 🎙️ Lindsey Stutheit interviews James Drudge, CDL Program Director at LCCC, about what it really takes to earn your Commercial Driver’s License and start a trucking career.
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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26:29
S1E18: Inside LCCC’s Laramie Testing Center | Services, Accommodations & Success Stories
Host James Drudge talks with Jessica Ford, Manager of Adult Education and the Testing Center at LCCC’s Laramie Campus. Discover how the center supports students and community members with testing for college courses, profession...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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12:00
S1E17: Fast-Track Healthcare Careers at LCCC’s Laramie Campus | CCMA • Phlebotomy • CNA
Looking for a rewarding healthcare career without spending years in school? In this episode of Beyond the Classroom, host James Drudge visits LCCC’s Laramie Campus to talk with Jamie McKim, Manager of Outreach & ...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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20:20
S1E16: The Concept Forge: LCCC’s Makerspace Turning Ideas Into Reality
From vintage car parts to cutting-edge medical models, the Concept Forge at LCCC helps innovators design, scan, and build almost anything. Host James Drudge sits down with Dave Curry to explore this high-tech makerspace featur...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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23:50
S1E15: Pitch & Launch: Are Competitions the Right Move for Your Business?
Pitch competitions sound exciting—prize money, judges, and the chance to stand in the spotlight. But are they always the best move for your business?In this episode of Beyond the Classroom, Lindsey Stutheit from LCCC’s Bu...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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21:00
S1E14 : Robots, CNC, and Industry 4.0: Inside LCCC’s Advanced Manufacturing Center
How does education keep up with the rapid changes in technology and industry? In this episode of Beyond the Classroom, we talk with Dave Curry from LCCC’s Advanced Manufacturing & Materials Center (AMMC) about how advisory c...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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23:23
S1E13: Certified Public Manager: Building Wyoming’s Next Generation of Leaders
How do you prepare public sector leaders to meet today’s challenges? In this episode of Beyond the Classroom, we talk with Rhonda Priest about Wyoming’s Certified Public Manager (CPM) Program—a year-long, nationally accre...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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29:59
Bridging the Gap: Education Meets Workforce Needs
How do we make sure students graduate with the skills employers actually need? In this episode of Beyond the Classroom, we talk with Tonya Hacker, Dean of LCCC’s Outreach & Workforce Development, about how aligning education with r...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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18:53
What Is Medical Assisting & How Can You Start in 20 Weeks?
Medical assisting is one of the fastest-growing healthcare careers — and you don’t need years in college to get started. In this episode, Christie Goertel, Manager of Life Enrichment at LCCC, explains how our 20-week Medical Assisting progra...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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15:38
No Episode - Editor on Vacation
Sorry, but our editor is on a well deserved break, which means unfortunately we won't have a new episode this week. Please check back next week when we'll be discussing Outreach and Workforce Development's Medical Assisting program with C...
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Season 1
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0:16
Episode 10: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing the Workplace
AI isn't just a buzzword—it’s transforming industries and reshaping how we train and work. In this episode, Michael Stephens from LCCC’s Computer Skills Training team explains how LCCC is helping individuals and businesses understand and adapt ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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43:38
Inside the Business Studio @LCCC | Episode 9 – Lindsey Stutheit
In this episode of Beyond the Classroom, we’re joined by Lindsey Stutheit, coordinator of the Business Studio @LCCC, to dive into the many ways LCCC supports small business owners and entrepreneurs in our region. From hands-on planning and ment...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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22:10
Episode 8: Is Short-Term Learning Right for You?
Is college the only path to success? Not necessarily. In this episode, Tonya Hacker helps us unpack the growing value of short-term learning programs.We explore:What makes short-term programs differentWho they're bes...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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20:42
🎙️ S1E7: Beyond the Classroom – What Is Life Enrichment & Who Is It For?
In this episode, Christie Goertel of LCCC’s Life Enrichment program shares how learning doesn’t stop with a diploma. From painting to pickleball, there’s something for everyone in this unique program built around curiosity, connection, and comm...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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19:19
S1E6: Inside the AMMC: Advanced Manufacturing Careers in Wyoming | Beyond the Classroom 🎙️
🎙️ New Episode Drop! We’re going inside the Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Center with Dave Curry, the AMMC’s manager. From CNC machining to automation and robotics, this program is building the backbone ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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18:48
🎙️ S1E5: What Is CST & Why Does It Matter?
Michael Stephens joins us to talk about Computer Skills Training (CST) — formerly Technical Skills Training — and how it equips workers with real-world digital tools that employers need right now.💻 Courses include Excel, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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24:55
S1E4: Why “Soft Skills” Are Actually Essential | With Tonya Hacker | Beyond the Classroom 🎙️
🎙️ New Episode Out Now!Dean of Outreach & Workforce Development Tonya Hacker joins us to talk about why “soft skills” aren’t soft at all — they’re essential.Find out:✔️ What employers value most✔️ Th...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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23:51
S1E3: The Business Studio @ LCCC, Entrepreneurs & Small Businesses | Beyond the Classroom
🚀 New Episode Out Now!On this week’s Beyond the Classroom podcast, Lindsey Stutheit, Director of the Business Studio @ LCCC, joins us to talk about how the Studio empowers entrepreneurs and small businesses across southeast Wy...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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23:24
S1E2: How Workforce Development Bridges the Gap Between Education & Employers
How do we prepare students for real-world jobs—and give employers the workforce they need?In this episode of Beyond the Classroom, we explore how LCCC’s workforce development efforts are bridging the gap between education and em...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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20:17
What Is Workforce Development & Why Does It Matter?
👷‍♀️💼 What exactly IS workforce development—and why does it matter for Wyoming? Our newest podcast episode breaks it down.🎙️ Episode 1 of Beyond the Classroom: LCCC Outreach & Workforce Development is li...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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30:15
🎙️ Apprenticeships at LCCC: Building Wyoming’s Skilled Workforce
In this 2021 archived episode of Beyond the Classroom: LCCC Outreach & Workforce Development, host Landon Medina—a former apprentice himself—sits down with Brandon Geisler, HVAC Instructor, and Mike Broad, Wyom...
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Season 101
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Episode 3
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19:09
