Laramie County Community College

Laramie County Community College (LCCC) is a public community college in Laramie County, Wyoming, with campuses in Cheyenne and Laramie and outreach centers at F.E. Warren Air Force Base and in Pine Bluffs. LCCC was established in 1968.

Laramie County Community College
Other name
LCCC
TypePublic community college
Established1968 (1968)
Endowment$2.1 million
Budget$70,844,840
PresidentJoe Schaffer
Academic staff
121 Full-Time, 157 Part-Time
Total staff
359 Full-time employees (including faculty)
Students3,838
Location
Laramie
,
Wyoming
,
United States
Campus271 acres (110 ha)
ColorsYellow and Blue
  
NicknameGolden Eagles
Sporting affiliations
NJCAA
MascotTalon the Golden Eagle
Websitewww.lccc.wy.edu

The college offers 44 associate degrees and 30 certificates of completion, along with numerous non-credit classes.[1] Full-time enrollment was 1,404 during the Fall of 2022 with the total headcount reaching 3,838.[2]

History

One of the founding faculty members of LCCC was former Republican State Representative Robert Schliske (1924–2007), who served in the state House from 1971 to 1975. Schliske began at LCCC as dean of vocational-technical education and thereafter as dean of instruction. Among scholarships offered at LCCC are two named in honor of Robert and Rosalind Schliske and J. Arling and Edvina Wiederspahn. The Schliske award is for study in mass media. Arling Wiederspahn was a longtime trustee of LCCC, a mortician, and a former Laramie County coroner.

Former LCCC librarian Wayne Harold Johnson has represented both houses, consecutively, of the Wyoming State Legislature since 1993. He retired from the Wyoming Senate in 2017.

Academics

LCCC awarded 783 degrees and certificates during the 2022-2023 academic year.[1]

  • 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,[3] including the University of Wyoming in Laramie, to make sure that most class credits will transfer. LCCC offers teleconference courses as well as online courses. It also serves as a video-conference site for Outreach Credit 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.[4]

Student services

LCCC's Cheyenne campus offers a variety of student services, including but not limited to free counseling and advising, on-campus residence halls, dining, free tutoring, free online paper reviews, free access to the Physical Education facilities, and an on-site bookstore.[5] There are also low-cost services available to the community, including equipment rental and use of the site's facilities for conferences and meetings. 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.[6]

Athletics

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.[7] The college has a rodeo team and is a member of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association.[8]

The Recreation and Athletics Center hosts basketball games and volleyball matches.[9]

Publications

LCCC's students publish a newspaper titled Wingspan,[10] as well as a yearly literary and art magazine, High Plains Register.[11] Publishing classes may be taken for college credit. The LCCC Public Relations Department produces a magazine,The Talon, as well as numerous other publications and multimedia products.[12]

Fine arts

The college has its own art display, the Esther and John Clay Fine Arts Gallery. The gallery is open Monday-Friday and admission is free.[13] Traveling collections are often displayed, as well as artwork by LCCC students.

References
  1. "About Us - LCCC | Laramie County Community College, Wyoming". www.lccc.wy.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  2. Laramie County Community College. "Enrollment History", Retrieved on 2012-05-01. Archived 2012-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Laramie County Community College Articulation Agreements". Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  4. Laramie County Community College http://lccc.wy.edu/workforce "Workforce & Community Development" Access date: March 16, 2011
  5. LCCC. "Campus Services - LCCC - Laramie County Community College, Wyoming". Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  6. Laramie County Community College "Student Services". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-03-16. "Albany County Campus Services" Access date: March 16, 2011
  7. "About Us".
  8. LCCC Athletics, http://lccc.wy.edu/athletics, Access date: Jan. 17, 2013
  9. "Recreation and Athletics Center". lccc.wy.edu. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  10. "Wingspan Online: award-winning student newspaper". Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  11. LCCC. "High Plains Register - LCCC - Laramie County Community College, Wyoming". Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  12. LCCC. "Public Relations - LCCC - Laramie County Community College, Wyoming". Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  13. "Spotlight". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-01-20.


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