Lansing Community College | |
Motto: | Where Success Begins |
President: | Steve Robinson[1] |
Established: | 1957 |
Administrative Staff: | 628 |
Faculty: | 1764 |
Students: | 18,551 |
Country: | United States |
Campus: | Urban, multiple campuses |
Nickname: | Stars |
Lansing Community College is a public community college with its main campus in Lansing, Michigan. Founded in 1957, the college's main campus is located on an urban, 42acres site in downtown Lansing spanning seven city blocks approximately two blocks from the state capitol.[2] A West Campus opened in 2004 in Delta Township, southwest of Lansing. There is also an East Campus located in the Eyde Plaza in East Lansing. The school is the third largest community college in Michigan by enrollment, with a fall 2013 enrollment of 18,551,[3] a decrease from 20,394 in 2008.[4]
The college was founded in 1957 by Philip Gannon who served as president between 1957 and 1989.[5]
Lansing Community College (LCC) offers 230 associate degree and certificate programs while offering approximately 1,150 courses each academic year.[6] It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.[7]
LCC is also a National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium Training Center. Most of the classes in this center are located at the college's West Campus.
The LCC Athletic Department fields nine intercollegiate teams. The Lansing Community College Stars play in the Michigan Community College Athletic Association, and is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association.
Lansing Community College intercollegiate sports include:
LCC also has a competitive club hockey team that participates in the American Collegiate Hockey Association and the Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference.