(Dec. 16, 2010) – Most Lone Star College System facilities will be closed for the holiday break beginning Dec. 18 through Jan.2. Regular operations resume on Monday, Jan. 3.

Each college campus has different hours of operation to support December mini-mester classes and other activities, so please check with your local campus for its schedule over the holiday break. For a complete list of holiday schedules by campus and department, go to LoneStar.edu/holidayhours2010.pdf

Work will be ongoing during this period however with the implementation of myLoneStar, the college’s new information system that will provide students with better service.

In order to have systems prepared for the spring semester, migration of data into the new PeopleSoft Enterprise application will continue during the holiday period.

During this time, some functions will not be available. For example, student registration and payment functions are in a black-out mode from Dec. 16, noon, until Dec. 20 at 7 a.m., and from noon on Dec. 30 until 7 a.m. on Jan. 3. For more information about registration, see LoneStar.edu/registration.

With more than 69,000 students in credit classes for fall 2010, and a total enrollment of more than 85,000, Lone Star College System is the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area, and the fastest-growing community college system in Texas. Dr. Richard Carpenter is the chancellor of LSCS, which consists of five colleges including LSC-CyFair, LSC-Kingwood, LSC-Montgomery, LSC-North Harris, and LSC-Tomball, six centers, LSC-University Park, LSC-University Center at Montgomery, LSC-University Center at University Park, Lone Star Corporate College, and LSC-Online. To learn more visit LoneStar.edu.

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