LCCC

The Lehigh Carbon Community College Student Veterans of America chapter has received a $4,500 grant from the Student Veterans of America (SVA) and the Home Depot Foundation to refurbish and create a veterans’ lounge at LCCC’s Lehigh Valley International Airport airport location.

The funds will be used to paint, remodel and furnish the space dedicated to student veterans where they can socialize, study and connect.

LCCC’s airport campus in Hangar 7 at LVIA, is the location for the flight and ground training. It is estimated that of the 46 students who take classes at this location, approximately 17 of them are veterans.

LCCC also has veterans’ lounges at the Schnecksville campus and the Tamaqua site.

The grant is part of a SVA Vet Center Initiative, which since 2014 has built and improved veteran spaces on 111 campuses impacting more than 30,000 student veterans.