Laramie County Community College

Laramie County Community College

Other name	LCCC
Type	Publiccommunity college
Established	1968; 56 years ago(1968)
Endowment	$2.1 million
Budget	$70,844,840
President	Joe Schaffer
Academic staff	121 full-time, 157 part-time
Total staff	359 Full-time employees (including faculty)
Students	5,389 (fall 2022)[1]
Location	Cheyenne , Wyoming , United States
Campus	271 acres (110 ha)
Colors	Yellow and Blue
Nickname	Golden Eagles
Sporting affiliations	NJCAA
Mascot	Talon the Golden Eagle
Website	www.lccc.wy.edu

Laramie County Community College(LCCC) is apubliccommunity collegeinCheyenne, Wyoming, inLaramie County,Wyoming, with an additional outreach campus inLaramie, inAlbany County. The college also houses an outreach center inPine Bluffs. In fall 2022, it enrolled 5,389 students, including 1,373 full-time students.^[1]

LCCC is the second-largest higher education institution in the state of Wyoming, behind theUniversity of Wyoming. It isaccreditedby theHigher Learning Commission. The college offers 2 bachelor's degree programs, 44 associate degree programs, and 30 certificates.^[2]

LCCC was founded in 1968, with campus construction commencing on 168 acres of pasture donated by Dorian Lummis and the Arp family. In its initial stages, the institution operated with a modest staff of 25 full-time employees and offered 18 programs.^[3]

LCCC awarded 783 degrees and certificates during the 2022-2023 academic year.^[4]

• 85 Associate of Arts degree
• 14 Bachelor of Applied Science degrees
• 157 Associate of Science degrees
• 154 Associate of Applied Science degrees
• 104 Certificates of Completion
• 48 Associate Degrees in Nursing
• 221 Credit Diploma

Laramie County Community College currently offers classes at a range of levels, from remedial, high-school level (non-college credit) courses up to 2000-level courses.

The college has articulation agreements with about 20 universities,^[5]including theUniversity of WyominginLaramie, to make sure that most class credits will transfer. LCCC offersteleconferencecourses as well as online courses. It also serves as a video-conference site forOutreachCredit Programs from the University of Wyoming.

In addition to college credit courses, LCCC offers noncredit courses through the Workforce & Community Development division, which aims to build a stronger workforce and community through partnerships, outreach, professional and workforce training, career services, facility rentals, academic refreshers, and life enrichment classes.^[6]

LCCC's Cheyenne campus offers a variety of student services, including but not limited to freecounselingandadvising, on-campusresidence halls, dining, freetutoring, free online paper reviews, free access to the Physical Education facilities, and an on-sitebookstore.^[7]There are also low-cost services available to thecommunity, including equipment rental and use of the site's facilities for conferences andmeetings. All student services offered through the main campus in Cheyenne are available to Albany County Campus students in Laramie. Numerous services are available directly on the Albany County Campus.^[8]

A member of the National Junior College Athletic Association, LCCC competes in men's basketball, women's volleyball, and men's and women's soccer in Region IX and has 32 total clubs and teams.^[9]The college has a rodeo team and is a member of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association.^[10]

TheRecreation and Athletics Centerhosts basketball games and volleyball matches.^[11]

LCCC's students publish a newspaper titledWingspan,^[12]as well as a yearly literary and art magazine,High Plains Register.^[13]Publishing classes may be taken for college credit. The LCCCPublic RelationsDepartment produces a magazine,The Talon, as well as numerous other publications and multimedia products.^[14]

The college has its ownartdisplay, the Esther and John ClayFine ArtsGallery. The gallery is open Monday-Friday and admission is free.^[15]Travelingcollectionsare often displayed, as well as artwork by LCCC students.

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