for the fall term. The school says the larger student population will help it avoid staff reductions. LCC Vice President of Student Affairs Colman Joyce said they’ve also seen an increase in continuing students who are getting their certificates or degrees. “We had budget projections that we would have to make a certain amount of cuts at the institution, and we were able to revise those cuts,” Joyce said. “So, it’s really helped us out. And when you get a strong fall term, winter term, spring and summer usually fall in that trajectory too.”