It is a member of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium and primarily supported by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.

The task force determined that the programs of NICC would not meet the needs of future Winnebago students.

The college was named after Little Priest, the last true war chief of the Ho-Chunk people.

LPTC has several articulation agreements with surrounding four-year institutions, including some focuses on specific academic programs.

For example, Wayne State College has an agreement to accept LPTC courses within the Business program and Briar Cliff University in Iowa has an agreement for LPTC students to seamlessly transfer into their Social Work program.