Lorain County Community College

Specialties

LCCC is one of Ohio’s fastest-​growing community colleges because of the variety of learning opportunities it provides. LCCC offers an array of programs and services and is the only community college in the state that offers a University Partnership

History

Established in 1963.

Lorain County Community College was granted a charter to serve Lorain County’s higher education needs on July 15, 1963. In 1964, the citizens of Lorain County supported a 1.25 mil levy to provide funding for their college. That same year, the Lorain School of Technology was incorporated into LCCC, and the first classes were held in the summer in rented facilities. In its first fall of operation, 1,006 students registered for credit classes at LCCC.

In 1966, LCCC moved to its current location on North Abbé Road, in Elyria, making LCCC the first community college in Ohio to have a permanent campus. The campus opened with three buildings: Engineering Technologies, Mechanical Services, and Physical and Social Sciences. By the end of the fall semester, three more buildings were opened.



In 1971, LCCC received full accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, the highest-​ranking accrediting association of higher education institutions.