History

Our Roots

For more than six decades, Lorain County Community College has been supporting the community by playing a vital role in preparing residents and local employers for the future. As an institution chartered in 1963 after an initiative led by faculty from Lorain Institute and Oberlin College, with the support of the League of Women Voters, LCCC became the first community college in Ohio to establish a permanent campus. Remaining committed to the fact that “community” is our middle name, LCCC has fostered robust community partnerships to design academic programs and training options that align with employer needs – while simultaneously providing support services to meet students where they are and prepare them for success.

Looking Toward the Future

The College prioritizes its role of meeting students where they are. It has strategically placed learning centers in Lorain (City Center and within the Lorain High School), Wellington and North Ridgeville. Its newest facilities are designed with the future in mind. Innovative, flexible classrooms, state-of-the-art laboratories capable of fostering award-winning scientific research, an expanded fab-lab and maker space, and a commercialization center for microsystems complete with clean rooms are all accessible for LCCC students and the community.

Additionally, LCCC’s new applied bachelor’s degrees in Microelectronic Manufacturing (MEMS) and in Smart Industrial Automated Systems Engineering Technology are preparing graduates for careers in the semiconductor and microchip industry, solidifying Ohio’s place as the Silicon Heartland. 

As the campus has evolved throughout the years, the College has worked hard to align educational programs and pathways with changing employer demands. The goal is to pave a road to success for every student – leading to a high-paying job in a sustainable career with flexible options to earn additional, higher-level degrees when the time is right.