Lord Fairfax Community College operates as part of the Virginia Community College System, which is governed by the State Board for Community Colleges. The associate degree curricula of the College are approved by the State.
Lord Fairfax Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Lord Fairfax Community College.
The College is an institutional member of the American Association of Community Colleges and is approved by the U. S. Department of Education for various federal funding programs.