LFCC Stories

Chief of Lord Fairfax Community College Police Department, Jay Roy talks about the role of law enforcement on all the LFCC campuses and how community policing is the foundation to keeping the schools safe and students engaged.

Chief Roy explains how he came to be at LFCC and the role he played in starting the police agency. He talks about their partnerships with surrounding communities and the years of experience his officers have in law enforcement. Plus, he gives some personal insight into being a student as the college.

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Founded in 1970, Lord Fairfax Community College is a multi-campus public institution of higher education. With four locations — Middletown, Warrenton, Luray-Page County and most recently, Vint Hill— the College serves eight localities in the Shenandoah Valley and northern Piedmont regions. The localities are the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren and the city of Winchester. LFCC offers more than 75 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of disciplines, in addition to providing access to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs offered on site by a four-year institution. LFCC also serves the business community by offering workforce preparation programs for employees and employers. LFCC serves more than 9,000 unduplicated credit students and more than 11,000 individuals in professional development and business and industry courses annually.

Angie Kaylor, a 2009 Lord Fairfax Community College graduate talks about her education journey that brought her to the college looking for a "backup career."

Angie explained how concerns with growth within the printing industry led her to pursue a degree in accounting at LFCC many years after graduating high school. We talked about her class experience and how the college has given her many educational opportunities AND a job as printing services supervisor.

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Founded in 1970, Lord Fairfax Community College is a multi-campus public institution of higher education. With four locations — Middletown, Warrenton, Luray-Page County and most recently, Vint Hill— the College serves eight localities in the Shenandoah Valley and northern Piedmont regions. The localities are the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren and the city of Winchester. LFCC offers more than 75 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of disciplines, in addition to providing access to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs offered on site by a four-year institution. LFCC also serves the business community by offering workforce preparation programs for employees and employers. LFCC serves more than 9,000 unduplicated credit students and more than 11,000 individuals in professional development and business and industry courses annually.

D.J. Joachim, a current student at Lord Fairfax Community College (expected graduation: December 2020) talks about his path to a cybersecurity degree that began in the kitchen before studying abroad in Germany where he interned in the technology field AND learned how to repair pianos before returning the states to try his hand at being an entrepreneur.

D.J. explained the importance of finding and then following your passion and offered advice for anyone second guessing a return to higher education and talked about how valuable intern opportunities can be.

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Founded in 1970, Lord Fairfax Community College is a multi-campus public institution of higher education. With four locations — Middletown, Warrenton, Luray-Page County and most recently, Vint Hill— the College serves eight localities in the Shenandoah Valley and northern Piedmont regions. The localities are the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren and the city of Winchester. LFCC offers more than 75 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of disciplines, in addition to providing access to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs offered on site by a four-year institution. LFCC also serves the business community by offering workforce preparation programs for employees and employers. LFCC serves more than 9,000 unduplicated credit students and more than 11,000 individuals in professional development and business and industry courses annually.

On today's episode we take a walk down memory lane with Lord Fairfax Community College professors Bill & Kim Lewis.

We talked about how they came to teach at LFCC, heard stories about their students, and discussed the changes they've seen in students and the college experience over the years.

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Founded in 1970, Lord Fairfax Community College is a multi-campus public institution of higher education. With four locations — Middletown, Warrenton, Luray-Page County and most recently, Vint Hill— the College serves eight localities in the Shenandoah Valley and northern Piedmont regions. The localities are the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren and the city of Winchester. LFCC offers more than 75 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of disciplines, in addition to providing access to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs offered on site by a four-year institution. LFCC also serves the business community by offering workforce preparation programs for employees and employers. LFCC serves more than 9,000 unduplicated credit students and more than 11,000 individuals in professional development and business and industry courses annually.

Charles Harbaugh IV, a 2007 Lord Fairfax Community College graduate & adjunct professor joins Eric Bittner, a 2016 Lord Fairfax Community College graduate to talk about their education journey and their relationship as teacher/student.

Charles explained why he chose LFCC to begin his path to higher education and how several years later returned as an adjunct professor. We talked about the rewarding experiences he had as both and his passion for serving the community.

Eric explained the role his professors played during his years at LFCC - including Charles - and he shared his perspective about why starting at a community college was a good decision for him. We also discussed his current career path and how his relationship with Charles aides him in his commitment to our community.

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Founded in 1970, Lord Fairfax Community College is a multi-campus public institution of higher education. With four locations — Middletown, Warrenton, Luray-Page County and most recently, Vint Hill— the College serves eight localities in the Shenandoah Valley and northern Piedmont regions. The localities are the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren and the city of Winchester. LFCC offers more than 75 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of disciplines, in addition to providing access to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs offered on site by a four-year institution. LFCC also serves the business community by offering workforce preparation programs for employees and employers. LFCC serves more than 9,000 unduplicated credit students and more than 11,000 individuals in professional development and business and industry courses annually.

Alexia Maynard, a 2020 Lord Fairfax Community College graduate talks about her education journey that was inspired by a middle school field trip.

Alexia explained how she found her first love working on cars and transitioned to cybersecurity. We talked about being a Ross Fellow and how the pandemic affected her community project. Alexia offered some advice for anyone struggling to find their career path and encouraged potential students to seek out scholarships as she did.

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Founded in 1970, Lord Fairfax Community College is a multi-campus public institution of higher education. With four locations — Middletown, Warrenton, Luray-Page County and most recently, Vint Hill— the College serves eight localities in the Shenandoah Valley and northern Piedmont regions. The localities are the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren and the city of Winchester. LFCC offers more than 75 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of disciplines, in addition to providing access to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs offered on site by a four-year institution. LFCC also serves the business community by offering workforce preparation programs for employees and employers. LFCC serves more than 9,000 unduplicated credit students and more than 11,000 individuals in professional development and business and industry courses annually.

Andy Bacik, a current Lord Fairfax Community College student talks about his education journey that took him from truck driver to the nursing program.

Andy gave us some family history and talked about the inspiration and motivation behind his career change. He explained why he chose LFCC; the relationships he cultivated with classmates; and, how a career in pediatric oncology is a personal mission for him.

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Founded in 1970, Lord Fairfax Community College is a multi-campus public institution of higher education. With four locations — Middletown, Warrenton, Luray-Page County and most recently, Vint Hill— the College serves eight localities in the Shenandoah Valley and northern Piedmont regions. The localities are the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren and the city of Winchester. LFCC offers more than 75 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of disciplines, in addition to providing access to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs offered on site by a four-year institution. LFCC also serves the business community by offering workforce preparation programs for employees and employers. LFCC serves more than 9,000 unduplicated credit students and more than 11,000 individuals in professional development and business and industry courses annually.

On today's episode we take a walk down memory lane with Lord Fairfax Community College professors Ann & Rob Simpson.

We talked about how they came to teach at LFCC, heard stories about their students, and talked about the educational trips they host each year on behalf of the college for students and the community. They explained what it's been like teaching their classes virtually and the thing Ann is most looking forward to when the pandemic is in our rear view.

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Founded in 1970, Lord Fairfax Community College is a multi-campus public institution of higher education. With four locations — Middletown, Warrenton, Luray-Page County and most recently, Vint Hill— the College serves eight localities in the Shenandoah Valley and northern Piedmont regions. The localities are the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren and the city of Winchester. LFCC offers more than 75 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of disciplines, in addition to providing access to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs offered on site by a four-year institution. LFCC also serves the business community by offering workforce preparation programs for employees and employers. LFCC serves more than 9,000 unduplicated credit students and more than 11,000 individuals in professional development and business and industry courses annually.

Tiffany Matthews, a 2017 Lord Fairfax Community College graduate talks about her education journey that brought her back to college nearly 10 years after graduating from high school.

Tiffany explained how she juggled being a full-time mom to two children AND the work that comes with continuing your education. She told us about the TRIO program offered at LFCC and the impact it had on her ability to achieve her educational goals. She offered many pieces of advice for students who are hesitant to start or return to school and talked about how getting her degree has changed her life and her perspective.

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Founded in 1970, Lord Fairfax Community College is a multi-campus public institution of higher education. With four locations — Middletown, Warrenton, Luray-Page County and most recently, Vint Hill— the College serves eight localities in the Shenandoah Valley and northern Piedmont regions. The localities are the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and Warren and the city of Winchester. LFCC offers more than 75 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of disciplines, in addition to providing access to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs offered on site by a four-year institution. LFCC also serves the business community by offering workforce preparation programs for employees and employers. LFCC serves more than 9,000 unduplicated credit students and more than 11,000 individuals in professional development and business and industry courses annually.