Lamar Community College Foundation

$10,723 raised by 31 donors

21% complete

$50,000 Goal

Give Today. Open Doors. Strengthen Our Community.

At Lamar Community College, a brighter future begins with an opportunity—and you can help make it possible.

This Colorado Gives Day, join the LCC Foundation in helping students pursue their goals while building a stronger future for southeastern Colorado. Your gift can make a difference in three meaningful ways:

Help Students Stay in School

For a student working toward a better future, a financial gap can put an education on hold. Your support for scholarships helps currently enrolled students overcome financial barriers and continue into the spring semester.

Create a Better Place to Live and Learn

Student housing is more than a place to sleep—it’s a home away from home. LCC receives no state funding for student housing, making donor support essential to improving our dorms and creating welcoming spaces where students can thrive.

Build Pathways to Local Careers

Our region’s future depends on a skilled workforce. Your investment helps LCC develop academic programs that respond to local employers’ needs and prepare students for meaningful careers.

When you give to the LCC Foundation, you invest in more than a college. You invest in our students, our neighbors, and the future of our communities.

Give today. Help a student move forward. Help our region grow.

Gifts supporting qualifying program development or capital projects may be eligible for Colorado Enterprise Zone (EZ) tax credits. Contact the Foundation Office to confirm eligibility and learn more: 719-336-1520 or anthony.latour@lamarcc.edu.

Testimonials

"I am so very grateful to have received the Presidential Scholarship. It has, and will continue to help me substantially, with my time here at Lamar Community college. I am honored that the Foundation chose me to be a recipient. "

Addison Engelbrecht Class of 2026

Presidential Scholar, COSI Scholar

"It has meant a lot to me to get a scholarship from the LCC Foundation. I am able to focus on my studies and major without any financial stress. It also serves as a reminder that all my efforts are worth it, which inspires me to keep working harder."

Adan Chavez, Class of 2026

Kane Family Foundation Scholar

COSI Scholar

Mission

"Mobilizing community and philanthropic resources to support Lamar Community College as it enriches lives through learning."

Background Statement

The history of the College is intertwined with the story of the LCC Foundation. The College was created in 1937 by concerned community members, civic organizations, business owners, and local leaders to give the impoverished region's young people a local postsecondary educational option. It was kept alive because the region believed in the college and its mission.

In 1973, concerned community members realized the need for organized support for the College and its students by providing additional scholarships and funding to move the College forward. The Lamar Community College Development Corporation became a 501(c)(3) in 1974 and was run by an all-volunteer staff and board for its first 20+ years. The Foundation was staffed by a part-time director for another 20+ years. Most of this time, the Foundation concentrated its efforts on fundraising for annual scholarships.

In 2012, LCC's president recommended that the Board hire a full-time director to give the position additional opportunities to build relationships, solicits contributions, engage the Board in the work of the Foundation, and administer many of the activities. He recognized that the Foundation was pivotal to the College's ability to build itself and grow. Since that time, the Foundation has begun to flourish and has become a true resource to the College.

In 2016, the Foundation hit another milestone by partnering with the College to build a new residence hall. Prowers House now gives additional on-campus housing capacity and signals a new era of opportunities for the Foundation and LCC.

The Foundation is now completing additional off-campus housing with the Main Street Student Housing project. As of September 2023, renovations of the new housing are ongoing. A new Student Lounge is being added and will soon be complete.