By Joshua Phelps
The Scene staff
St. Louis Community College has launched a new website.
Perhaps most importantly, it adapts to cellphones and other mobile devices. The old one displayed only the desktop version.
“The current website is 10 years old,” said STLCC Marketing Manager Jennifer Reed before the launch. “It is definitely dated.”
Brittney Aladegbami, Forest Park marketing and communications specialist, gave students, faculty and staff a preview of the new website on April 25 in the Student Center lobby.
“The goal is for outside stakeholders, as well as the internal audience, to find what they’re looking for with fewer clicks,” she said.
The new website went live on April 27. Officials said it has:
- A “clean, modern” design
- More photos of real students, faculty and staff
- An enhanced search function
- A section that helps current students quickly find information they need on a daily basis
- A section that helps faculty and staff access resources
- An easier way for potential students to explore what programs the college has to offer
- A quick-start option for navigation
- Links for scheduling visits and applying for college admission
“People really love the photos of the current students and staff,” Aladegbami said.
General transfer student Kara Noland, 26, stopped by Aladegbami’s table to check out the new website. She liked how it was organized.
General transfer student Tyler Wilson, 20, disliked the old website, calling it “plain” and “outdated.”
“I think it’s a little lacking,” he said. “It could be more inviting.”
Automotive technology major Jeremy Clark, 19, had a different view. He didn’t think the old website needed an update.
“I got used to the one they already got,” he said before the launch. “I think the current website’s layout is easy to understand. (The college) should leave it alone.”
Victor Paletta and Destini Clark contributed to this story.
