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Business hours of Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 5:00pm, Friday 10:00am - 5:00pm (Campus closed Fridays during Summer session).

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Summer Running Start

Earn college credits when you take LCC classes this summer. Current and new Running Start students are welcome to join!

  IMPORTANT NOTE: We will update this page once we have more details.

Please check in with the Running Start office for specific details regarding Summer registration, paperwork and deadline, as funding is not gauranteed 

Currently enrolled juniors (rising seniors):

If you are a current Running Start students for the 2024-25 academic year and have not used their full 1.40 FTE allotment you may be eligible to have tuition funded for up to a maximum of 10 credits this Summer.

Rising juniors:

New Running Start students (current 2024-2025 high school sophomores) who will be joining Running Start Fall 2024 up to a maximum of 10 credits tuition funded.


Summer Quarter Dates:

Academic Dates and Deadlines

Frequently Asked Questions


Contact Running Start

Drop in to see us on the second floor of the Student Center during regular business hours, Monday - Thursday 8am-5pm, Friday 10am-5pm
(Campus closed Fridays during Summer session).

  Guadalupe Rodriguez, Director

  (360) 442-2444
  grodriguez@lowercolumbia.edu

 Maggie Miller, Education Planner

  (360) 442-2411
  mmiller@lowercolumbia.edu

 Brianna Purdy, Education Planner

  (360) 442-2441
  bpurdy@lowercolumbia.edu

 Running Start (General Inquiries)

  (360) 442-2442
  runningstart@lowercolumbia.edu​

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