Las Positas College

Coordinates: 37°42′42″N 121°48′03″W / 37.7117°N 121.8007°W / 37.7117; -121.8007[1]
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Las Positas College
President
Dyrell Foster
Students11,293[1]
Location
Livermore
,
California
,
United States
CampusUrban
ColorsRed and black    
Mascot
Hawks
Websitewww.laspositascollege.edu
Las Positas College students, 2013

Las Positas College (LPC) is a

public community college in Livermore, California.[2]

History

Las Positas College began as an extension program of

Chabot-Las Positas Community College District purchased the Livermore site that same year, intending to develop a comprehensive community college. However, in 1970 and again in 1972, bond issues to build the rural college failed despite Tri-Valley voters' overwhelming support, ostensibly because of opposition among the District's largest voting population, who lived outside the service area for the proposed college. Lacking funds to develop a second comprehensive community college, the board of trustees voted to develop a small education center at the Livermore site. On March 31, 1975, "Valley Campus" opened as the Livermore Education Center of Chabot College.[4]

Las Positas College has since developed into a fully accredited comprehensive institution.

California Community Colleges at the time of his appointment to president.[6]
As of November 2023, the current president is Dr. Dyrell Foster.

Academics

Las Positas College enrolls approximately 10,000-day and evening students. It offers a two-year curriculum for students seeking career preparation, transfer to a four-year college or university, or personal enrichment. LPC offers a guaranteed transfer agreement with all University of California schools except UC Berkeley and UCLA. Students who come to the LPC can choose any of 22 occupational associate degrees, 16 transfer associate degrees, and 42 certificate programs.[7]

Athletics

The school's

Ultimate Frisbee team won the College D-III national championship in 2006.[8]

In Fall semester 2015, LPC began its first season of intercollegiate Men's and Women's Water Polo.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2017 STUDENT SUCCESS SCORECARD". Scorecard.cccco.edu. Archived from the original on August 22, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Las Positas College". California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office. September 21, 2014. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  3. ^
    Contra Costa Times, p. 27A, archived
    from the original on December 26, 2013, retrieved December 24, 2013
  4. ^ "About Las Positas College". Laspositascollege.edu. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
  5. ^ "Las Positas College Puts Student Safety First with Amcom Software's Enhanced 911 Solution", Bloomberg News, September 8, 2011, archived from the original on December 29, 2013, retrieved December 24, 2013
  6. ^ a b Jeremy Thomas (December 6, 2013), "Board names Las Positas College president", Alameda Times-Star, archived from the original on December 26, 2013, retrieved December 24, 2013
  7. ^ "Classes & Programs". Laspositascollege.edu. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
  8. ^ "D-III championship 2006". Ultimate.scorereport.net. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2012.

External links

37°42′42″N 121°48′03″W / 37.7117°N 121.8007°W / 37.7117; -121.8007[1]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Las Positas College
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