Milestones

1970

• Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC) opens its doors and classes begin with 577 students. The original College building includes classrooms, laboratories, administrative and faculty offices, a business office, the William Moore Dietel Bookstore and the Fredy and Klara Kummli Student Center.
• William H. McCoy becomes the first president of the College.

1972

• LFCC holds its first Commencement ceremony. Ninety-two students receive degrees.
• LFCC receives accreditation from the Southern Association of Community and Junior Colleges.

1985

• LFCC's Middletown Campus expands by building a technology center that includes a special events center, computer labs, classrooms and faculty offices.

1988

• Marilyn C. Beck becomes the second president of the College.
• Fauquier County Executive Bob G. Sowder donates 2.5 acres of property to LFCC to establish a second campus.

1993

• The Middletown Campus technology center is dedicated and officially named the Alson H. Smith Jr. Technology Center.

1994

• Construction on the Middletown Campus Learning Resources Center is completed, providing students and community members access to thousands of books and resources.

1995

• The Middletown Campus Learning Resources Center is dedicated in honor of benefactor Paul Wolk of Fauquier County.

1996

• The Virginia General Assembly appropriates $7.2 million to construct a 60,000-square-foot classroom and administrative building on the Fauquier Campus.

1999

• LFCC's Fauquier Campus opens for classes and is dedicated. The Paul and Sheila Wolk Hall classroom and administration building is named in honor of Paul and Sheila Wolk.

2003

• John J. "Ski" Sygielski becomes the third president of the College.

2005

• LFCC celebrates its 35th anniversary.

2008

• LFCC opens the Science and Health Professions Building for fall 2008 classes.

2009

• Cheryl Thompson-Stacy becomes the fourth president of the College.