Lane Community College (Eugene, Or.) Home Economics Department

The first home economics classes at Lane Community College were a part of the Manpower Development Training Act program (MDTA). More classes were added in 1967 and 1968, and the first full-time Home Economics Department staff member was hired in 1969.

At this time, the Child Development Center opened and launched their first vocational program, a one-year certificate program in Child Care Services. In the fall of 1970, two Associate of Science degree programs were offered: Early Childhood Education and Institutional Food Service Supervision.

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