LBCC is the sixth largest of Oregon's seventeen community colleges, educating more than 12,000 students per year.

This partnership reached success on December 6, 1966, when, by referendum vote, Linn and Benton County voters approved the formation of a college district by nearly 3:1.

In February 1970 a permanent campus was slated for construction based on a vote by voters in Linn and Benton counties.

In May 1998, a dual enrollment program was established between Oregon State University and LBCC in the fields of agricultural sciences, business and engineering.

[6] In 2022, the Linn County community passed a $16 million general obligation bond, which will be used to construct a new Agriculture Center three miles from the main Albany LBCC campus, renovate and re-open the LBCC childcare center, and make critical repairs to aging facilities.

Lower division collegiate credits earned at LBCC may be transferred to any public university in Oregon.

A geologic timeline covering Earth's history stretches along the sidewalk on the south side of the buildings.

The Activities Center is home to all athletics staff, Health and Human Performance academic programs and faculty, classrooms, locker rooms and administrative operations.

The facility is used by LBCC teams for strength and conditioning training, Health and Human Performance program classes, as well as by campus students, faculty and staff for recreational use.

[17] Chinook Hall, on the "Corvallis Campus", opened in 2022, with the focus to offer more transfer courses that serve OSU dual-enrolled students.

"The LBCC Horse Center" houses the Equine Management program and is located just 1.5 miles north of the main Albany Campus.

These extension centers serve students in rural areas and commonly offer many evening, weekend, community education, English Language Acquisition (ELA), and GED classes.

The main campus is home to the LBCC bookstore, a coffee shop, and two eateries operated by students in the Culinary Arts program.

[23] The LBCC Theatre & Arts program performs in the Russell Tripp Performance Center on campus has seating for up to 456 guests, with an additional wheelchair-accessible row (total occupancy: 469), with professional sound and stage lighting with 'Proscenium style' theater seating and wing/backstage space.

The Activities Center is home to all athletics staff, Health and Human Performance academic programs and faculty, classrooms, locker rooms, and administrative operations.

The facility is used by LBCC teams for strength and conditioning training, Health and Human Performance program classes, as well as by campus students, faculty, and staff for recreational use.

The main gymnasium has a wood floor and bleacher seating for 1,000 spectators and has home and away locker rooms.

The track program produced multiple All-Americans and National Champions but was shuttered due to budget cuts in 1992.