[2] LCCC was founded in 1968, with campus construction commencing on 168 acres of pasture donated by Dorian Lummis and the Arp family.

In its initial stages, the institution operated with a modest staff of 25 full-time employees and offered 18 programs.

[7] There are also low-cost services available to the community, including equipment rental and use of the site's facilities for conferences and meetings.

[8] A member of the National Junior College Athletic Association, LCCC competes in men's basketball, women's volleyball, and men's and women's soccer in Region IX and has 32 total clubs and teams.

[11] LCCC's students publish a newspaper titled Wingspan,[12] as well as a yearly literary and art magazine, High Plains Register.