PARSONS JUNIOR COLLEGE
Parsons Junior College opens, operated by the Parsons Public School system. Eight faculty teach 15 courses to 70 students. The college occupies the top floor of the Parsons High School building at 26th & Main. Rees H. Hughes is credited as the founder of Parsons Junior College.
PJC SECOND YEAR
At the start of the second year of Parsons Junior College, 103 freshmen and 35 sophomores enroll.
FIRST COMMENCEMENT
The college graduates 26 students in its first commencement.
PARSONS SENIOR HIGH - JUNIOR COLLEGE
The new Parsons High School building opens at 2719 Main. The college occupies the top floor.
STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS
Cardinals are state football champions and PHS wins first in SEK League. This prompted many students to cut classes and parade through town bearing banners and "making all the noise possible."
NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS
LCC Men's Basketball team wins National Championship.
14th & BROADWAY
The College relocated to its present campus in the former East Junior High School building at 14th and Broadway.
LABETTE COMMUNITY JUNIOR COLLEGE
County voters approve changing governance of the college from the Parsons Public School system to an elected six-member board of trustees. The name becomes Labette Community Junior College.
GYMNASIUM
Construction begins on new gymnasium.
LCC FOUNDATION
LCJC Endowment Association incorporated by Gail Abshier, Gerald Barnard, Ruth Elmore, Charles F. Henderson, James Scaletty and Emil Zetmeir. Emil A. and Ruth Zetmeir presented the first individual gift. Name changed to LCC Foundation in 1984.
CARDINAL CITATION AWARD
Rees H. Hughes, founder of the college, receives the first annual Cardinal Citation Award, presented by the Alumni Association and the college.
LABETTE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Board of Trustees change name to Labette Community College.
Gribben Lectureship
John S. and Ruth E. Gribben establish the Gribben English Lectureship and Language Arts Performance Endowment.
Award in Journalism
The Spectrum Newspaper staff won the All-Kansas in College Journalism Award from the Kansas Associated Collegiate Press.
NJCAA Hall of Fame
Wrestling coach Jody Thompson inducted into NJCAA Hall of Fame.
FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS
Foundation Board of Directors vote to award $75,000 in scholarships annually.
VAN METER OUTSTANDING ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
LCC Alumni Association present first Van Meter Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award to Marcia "Trinnie" Turner.
NJCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
LCC Wrestling team wins NJCAA National Championship.
Latzer Art Award
John and Bonnie Latzer Student Art Award established to recognize student achievement in the Fine Arts at Labette Community College.
CHEROKEE CENTER OPENS
Cherokee Center opens on the border of Cherokee and Crawford county at the intersection of US 69 & Hwy 400.
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
LCC presented the first "Distinguished Alumni Awards" to Jim Bishop, Dr. Wanda Maxson-Ladage and Aaron "Skip" Smith.
NJCAA NATIONAL WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP
LCC wins 2nd NJCAA National Wrestling Championship.
TED HILL PTA BUILDING
Ted Hill Physical Therapist Assistant Building is dedicated.
NJCAA NATIONAL WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP
LCC wins 3rd NJCAA National Wrestling Championship.
ZETMEIR HEALTH SCIENCE BUILDING
Sonny & Sophia Zetmeir Health Science Building is dedicated. The building, named after the lead gift from Sonny & Sophia Zetmeir, is LEED certified and boasts a simulation hospital. This building cements LCC as a leading healthcare training facility in this area.
Cardinal Villas
The Cardinal Villas began housing LCC students, Public/Private Partnership.
REES H. HUGHES BUILDING
Dedication of Rees H. Hughes Building. The Rees H. Hughes Art & Humanities Building honors the outstanding contributions to education and community service from the Hughes family in a permanent and meaningful way.
NEW LIBRARY LOCATION
Public open house to celebrate National Libraries Week at the new 1230 Main location.
Workforce Training Center
First welding classes held at the new Workforce Training Center. The building was donated by the City of Parsons, which was originally built to attract industry. LCC renovated the building to expand programming to meet the needs of area industries, accommodate the welding program, and add classrooms and office space.
Cardinal Event Center
Grand opening of the Cardinal Event Center, which was purchased by a donor and renovated by the college to host classes and events for the college, Foundation and community.
PTK Earns Highest International Award
The Tau Theta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa named 2021 Most Distinguished Chapter, awarded to one chapter out of 1,285 chapters internationally.
LCC Scholarships
In 2022-2023, the LCC Foundation provided $128,490 for scholarships.
Zetmeir Family Athletic Complex
New gymnasium expansion completed.