[1] The college was founded in 1969 as the result of a 1967 act of authorization by the New Mexico Legislature.
Legislation to establish the school was sponsored by State Senator Ray Leger.
[2] The school was named "Luna Area Vocational Technical School" after Captain Maximiliano Luna, who was a Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives and a member of the Rough Riders.
[1] In 2017, LCC faced losing its accreditation after a series of governance problems and allegations of nepotism and financial wrongdoing surfaced by the Higher Learning Commission.
In November 2020 the Commission reevaluated the college and removed its probationary status.