# Lamar Community College > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lamar_Community_College > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lamar_Community_College.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamar_Community_College > Source revision: 1324474379 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Public college in Lamar, Colorado, US}} {{Distinguish|Lamar University}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox university | name = Lamar Community College | native_name = | image_name = Lamar Community College.JPG | image_size = 250px | image_alt = Lamar Community College | caption = | latin_name = | motto = | motto_lang = | mottoeng = | former_name = Junior College of Southeastern Colorado (1937–1946)
Lamar Junior College (1946–1965) | established = {{Start date|1937}} | closed = | type = [Public](/source/Public_college) [community college](/source/community_college) | parent = [Colorado Community College System](/source/Colorado_Community_College_System) | affiliation = | endowment = | budget = | officer_in_charge = | chairman = | chancellor = | president = Rosana Reyes | vice-president = | superintendent = | provost = | vice_chancellor = | rector = | principal = | dean = | director = | head_label = | head = | academic_staff = | administrative_staff = | students = | undergrad = | postgrad = | doctoral = | other = | city = [Lamar](/source/Lamar%2C_Colorado) | state = [Colorado](/source/Colorado) | country = United States | coor = {{Coord|38.07023|-102.61656|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:edu_region:US-CO}} | campus = {{convert|115|acre|ha}} | former_names = | free_label = | free = | colors = | athletics = | sports = | nickname = [Runnin’ Lopes](/source/Antelope) | mascot = | affiliations = | website = {{URL|https://www.lamarcc.edu}} | logo = | footnotes = }} '''Lamar Community College''' ('''LCC''') is a [public](/source/Public_college) [community college](/source/community_college) in [Lamar, Colorado](/source/Lamar%2C_Colorado). It was founded in 1937. In fall 2023, the college's enrollment was 711, making LCC the smallest member of the [Colorado Community College System](/source/Colorado_Community_College_System).{{cite web | url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=lamar+community+college&s=all&id=127389 | title=College Navigator - Lamar Community College }} == History == The college was founded as the Junior College of Southeastern Colorado in 1937. The original building still stands at Eighth Street and Walnut. It became Lamar Junior College with the creation of a new district in 1946 and changed to Lamar Community College in 1965. It became a member of the Colorado Community College System, formerly known as the State System of Community Colleges in 1968.{{cite web | url=http://catalog.lamarcc.edu/content.php?catoid=4&navoid=102#A_brief_history_of_LCC | title=Lamar Community College | publisher=Lamar Community College|year=2012}} With a large campus, it is home to several instructional buildings, residence hall/cafeteria, Wellness Center, and Equine Complex. == Campus == The college occupies {{convert|115|acre|ha}} on the southern edge of the City of Lamar on Highway 287. == Organization and administration == The college is part of the [Colorado Community College System](/source/Colorado_Community_College_System). Despite its relative size, it serves a large primary service area of [Prowers](/source/Prowers_County%2C_Colorado) ([Lamar](/source/Lamar%2C_Colorado) is county seat), [Baca](/source/Baca_County%2C_Colorado), [Cheyenne](/source/Cheyenne_County%2C_Colorado), and [Kiowa](/source/Kiowa_County%2C_Colorado) Counties, in southeastern [Colorado](/source/Colorado), [United States](/source/United_States) and attracts students from across the US and internationally through its offerings and international student program. ==Athletics== The college athletic teams are nicknamed the Runnin’ [Lopes](/source/antelope). Lamar hosts five NJCAA Division I sports (men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's Golf, women's softball, and women's volleyball), co-ed National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association team, and a club men's soccer team. Both LCC's men's baseball and basketball teams have risen to prominence in the region in the last decade. == Notable people == {{More citations needed section|date=April 2013}} {{main list|:Category:Lamar Community College alumni}} *[Doug Brocail](/source/Doug_Brocail), professional baseball player *[Brandon McCarthy](/source/Brandon_McCarthy), professional baseball player and manager *[Andre President](/source/Andre_President), professional football player == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.lamarcc.edu Official website] {{Colorado Community College System}} {{ColoCol}} {{authority control}} Category:Lamar Community College Category:Colorado Community College System Category:Education in Prowers County, Colorado Category:Universities and colleges established in 1937 Category:NJCAA schools Category:1937 establishments in Colorado Category:Two-year colleges in the United States --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Lamar Community College](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamar_Community_College) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamar_Community_College?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.