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 Lake Land College is offering two-day Introduction to Concealed Carry classes at Accuracy Firearms, 1300 S. Raney, St., Effingham. 

Participants can choose from two dates for the 16-hour course:

• Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 – Sunday, January 6, 2019
• Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019 – Sunday, February 3, 2019

Both course sections will meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Instructor Dwayne Beccue has designed this class to educate the student about handguns best suited for personal defense, how to carry them safely, and how to deploy and use them efficiently in the context of a dynamic critical incident.  The class will also cover the laws pertaining to the appropriate and lawful use of carrying handguns in public.  The cost is $150 for the two-day class.

To register, go to https://www.lakelandcollege.edu/works/ind/register/all.php, choose the class date, and enroll.  Drop date for a refund is five business days prior to the class.  For more information, contact Professional Development Support Jackie Wake at 217-234-5087 or email jwake@lakelandcollege.edu. 

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Lake Land College District 517, located in Mattoon, Illinois, serves the second largest community college district in the state, with a total population of 189,869. The Lake Land College district comprises all or part of 15 counties and 31 public school districts in rural east central Illinois. Counties served by Lake Land College include: Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Macon, Montgomery, Moultrie and Shelby