I went on line to discover what Ms. Nissila instructed at LCC, since that information certainly wasn't obvious from her article.

She doesn't teach a STEM course or one that directly leads to gainful employment in a particular field.  

I do believe, however, that almost everyone who attends LCC could benefit from taking her Lane Community College ALS EL115 Course in Critical Thinking

https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/collegereading/front-matter/course-objectives/

As a property taxpayer who is required to support LCC whether I approve of its policies or curriculum or not, I still hope her course is not on the chopping block.