Lehigh Carbon Community College students may see two campuses relocate in the near future.

College officials are looking to possibly relocate both the Donley campus in Allentown and the Carbon campus, which moved into the west wing of the Jim Thorpe Area High School in January 2014.No time frame as to when, or if the new sites will happen, has been determined at this time.Ann Bieber, president of LCCC, said that the college is investigating the ideas because officials feel that larger, permanent space at the two locations would allow the college to grow both in student size and number of courses offered.At the Jim Thorpe site, the college currently shares space with Jim Thorpe Area High School, holding college classes in six classrooms throughout the day, and utilizing the high school labs in the evenings."In Carbon County, we're looking for a permanent location that we own," she said, adding that LCCC has been a presence in the county for 25 years.The intent of the Jim Thorpe campus was always as a steppingstone, Bieber said.Brian Kahler, vice president of finance and facilities at LCCC, added that the college would like to find a location in the Jim Thorpe area that is close to Carbon Career & Technical Institute because "some of our programs very closely tie into programs they (CCTI) offer."In Allentown, the current campus size is adequate for the number of programs offered, but the college is looking at expanding course offerings, meaning that Donley couldn't meet the needs.Located on Hamilton Street in a popular area in downtown Allentown, right across from the new PPL Center, the campus has met the needs of LCCC students for many years in the business administration, criminal justice, administration, education, human services, liberal arts, social sciences and in fine arts/studio arts.But before the college can officially begin looking for new sites, two-thirds of the 13 school districts that LCCC serves must preauthorize the college to proceed with acquiring properties when sites become available."The pre-authorizations gives us the ability to enter into an agreement of sale if we find new locations," Bieber said. "But we're not rushing with anything."Kahler explained that the request does not mean that college is asking the school districts for financial contributions toward the purchases, but rather just to make sure the schools are OK with the decision.Funding for the purchases would come from money set aside in the budget, the sale of the Donley campus, and state funding and grants that the college would pursue.To date, five school districts have weighed in on the plan and have approved it. They include Lehighton and Palmerton in Carbon County. Panther Valley and Jim Thorpe will also need to act on the request.If LCCC finds properties that would adequately suit their needs and has the pre-authorizations in place, it would be required to notify all districts within 10 days of entering into an agreement of sale.The pre-authorizations will expire on Dec. 31.