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
- Fauquier Campus / 6480 College Street, Warrenton / Opened in 1999
- Middletown Campus / 173 Skirmisher Lane, Middletown / Opened in 1970
- Luray-Page County Center / 334 North Hawksbill Street, Luray / Opened in 2006
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 administrators
- 66 full-time teaching faculty
- 91 full-time classified staff members
- 90 part-time wage and student employees
- Approximately 215 adjunct professors per semester
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. Not including applicable fees, tuition rates are as follows:
- Virginia Residents – $81.65
- Out-of-State Residents – $253.80
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:
- George Mason University
- George Washington University
- James Madison University
- Longwood University
- Old Dominion University
- Radford University
- Regis University
- Shenandoah University
- University of Mary Washington
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Virginia Tech
Please visit LFCC's transfer Web page for more information about the transfer process and a complete list of transfer agreements.
LFCC Administration
- Cynthia S. Bambara - Vice President of Student Success
- Margaret Bartow - Vice President of Learning
- John S. Capps - Interim President
- Linnie S. Carter - Vice President of College Advancement, Lord Fairfax Community College and Executive Director, Lord Fairfax Community College Educational Foundation Inc.
- Jeanian Clark - Assistant Vice President of Workforce Solutions and Continuing Education
- Karen Foreman - Human Resources Manager
- Kathleen Johnson - Vice President of Financial and Administrative Services
