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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, life-long learning and personal fulfillment.

Vision Statement
LFCC enriches communities as we provide exemplary educational opportunities based on our core values, which 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 two new buildings in 2008:

• Corron Community Development Center
• Science and Health Professions Building

Library Holdings

• Fauquier Campus – 10,300 cataloged items
• Middletown Campus – 51,500 cataloged items

Number of Employees

• 28 administrators
• 62 full-time teaching faculty
• 93 full-time classified staff members
• 111 part-time wage and student employees
• Approximately 225 adjunct professors per semester

2007-08 Annual Budget
(The following budget information is based on October 2007 data and is subject to change throughout the fiscal year.)

General operating budget for 2007-08: $21,500,000 (includes state and local funds and excludes grants)

Revenues:

• State general fund appropriation: $11,780,230 - 55 percent of the College's budget
• Non-general fund revenue (primarily tuition and fees): $8,803,112 - 41 percent of the College's budget
• Contracts and grants: $3,000,000 (estimated) - 14 percent of the College's budget
• Local funds: $750,000  (includes locality contributions*) - 3 percent of the College's budget
• Private funds:   $125,000 (reflects funds from the LFCC Educational Foundation Inc.) - Less than one percent of the College's budget

Budgeted expenditures for 2007-08:

• Full-time personnel: $12,690,775
• Part-time personnel: $4,349,137
• Non-personnel: $4,205,000

Total expenditures: $21,244,912 (This figure does not include local funds or grants.)

*2007-08 Budgeted Contributions by Locality (based on a locality’s prorated share of headcount students for the preceding fall semester)

• Clarke County: $15,043                                 
• Fauquier County: $42,111
• Frederick County: $73,847
• Page County: $15,043
• Rappahannock County: $6,696
• Shenandoah County: $34,613
• Warren County: $32,066
• City of Winchester: $23,437

Total Contributions by Localities: $242,856

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 the VCCS Web site for a complete list of agreements.

LFCC Administration

• John S. Capps, Interim President
• Cynthia S. Bambara, Vice President of Student Success
• Margaret Bartow, Vice President of Learning
• Linnie S. Carter, Vice President of College Advancement
• Jeanian Clark, Assistant Vice President of Workforce Solutions
• Karen Foreman, Human Resources Manager
• Kathleen Johnson, Vice President of Financial and Administrative Services

Board Leadership

• Barbara Lee, chair, LFCC Board
• Charles Day, chair, LFCC Educational Foundation Board