LFCC General Information
Mission Statement
Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC) is a comprehensive, open-access institution and one of 23 community colleges that make up the Virginia Community College System. Serving a growing and diverse eight-locality region in northwestern Virginia, we promote excellence in teaching and learning as the means to advance the development of students. The College is dedicated to creating a positive, supportive, learning-centered environment for all - students, employees and community members. We are committed as well to strengthening the educational, economic and cultural life of our diverse community.
Through our commitment, we provide accessible, flexible, high-quality and cost-effective educational and workforce training programs that prepare students for further education, job advancement, meaningful careers, lifelong learning and personal fulfillment.
Vision Statement
LFCC enriches communities as we provide exemplary educational opportunities based on our core values. Those values are as follows:
- Learning - We foster an environment that ignites and sustains a passion for lifelong learning.
- High Performance - We are focused, responsive, collaborative and accountable.
- Integrity - We exemplify honesty, character and respect for our communities.
- Positive Spirit - We value creativity, enthusiasm and a "can-do" attitude.
- Diversity - We honor the uniqueness of individuals and communities.
Namesake
The College is named in honor of Thomas Lord Fairfax VI, who in 1747 established his residence, Greenway Court, at nearby White Post. For 34 years, Lord Fairfax managed his vast property of more than five million acres that extended from Virginia's Northern Neck to Fort Duquesne, now Pittsburgh. A respected force in the formation of the new America, Lord Fairfax died at age 88 in 1781.
Service Region (view map)
LFCC serves the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, and Warren and the City of Winchester. In terms of the total number of people in its service region, the College is the seventh largest college in the VCCS.
Locations
LFCC has three convenient locations.
Facility Expansion
The Middletown Campus is scheduled to add the Corron Community Development Center in 2009.
Library Holdings
- Fauquier Campus – 10,300 cataloged items
- Middletown Campus – 51,500 cataloged items
Number of Employees
- 34 full-time administrators
- 65 full-time teaching faculty
- 89 full-time classified staff members
- 82 part-time wage, federal work-study and student employees
- Approximately 240 adjunct professors per semester
2007-08 Operating Budget
The following numbers are reported on the cash basis of accounting and are not audited.
| Source of Revenue | Amount of Revenue | Percent of Revenue | Use of Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Total | $23,269,015 | 100% | |
| Federal | |||
| Financial Aid Programs | $2,053,827 | 8.8% | Student financial assistance |
| Program Grants | $536,752 | 2.3% | Personnel and nonpersonnel costs for academic support activities. |
| Total Federal | $2,590,579 | 11.1% | |
| State | |||
| General Funds | $13,054,696 | 56.1% | Faculty and staff and nonpersonnel activities for instruction, academic support, student services, institutional support, and facilities support. |
| Financial Aid Programs | $495,207 | 2.1% | Student financial assistance |
| Program Grants | $91,610 | 0.4% | Personnel and nonpersonnel costs for academic support activities. |
| Other Revenues | $66,447 | 0.3% | Faculty and staff and nonpersonnel activities for instruction, academic support, student services, institutional support, and facilities support. |
| Total State | $13,707,960 | 58.9% | |
| Tuition and Fees (Collected by the College; considered state non-general fund revenue) | |||
| Tuition and Fees | $5,392,566 | 23.2% | Faculty and staff and nonpersonnel activities for instruction, academic support, student services, institutional support, and facilities support. |
| Total Tuition and Fees | $5,392,566 | 23.2% | |
| Local | |||
| Locality Appropriations | $246,111 | 1.1% | Non-personnel activities for instructional, academic, support, and institutional support. |
| Local Commissions and Fees | $428,632 | 1.8% | Personnel and non-personnel activities for student, institutional, and facilities support services. |
| Interest Revenue | $75,950 | 0.3% | Personnel and non-personnel activities for student, institutional, and facilities support services. |
| Total Local | $750,693 | 3.2% | |
| Private and Foundation | |||
| Financial Aid | $574,167 | 2.5% | Student financial assistance |
| Program Grants | $253,050 | 1.1% | Personnel and non-personnel activities for instructional, academic, and student support services. |
| Total Private and Foundation | $827,217 | 3.6% | |
College Accreditation
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.
Tuition and Fees
LFCC tuition and fees are approximately one-third the cost of attending a four-year college or university in Virginia.
Transfer Agreements
LFCC and the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) have agreements with four-year institutions that ensure transfer of credits and/or admission to the institutions.
