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297  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/president/index.php">Office of the President</a></li>
298  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/president/index.php">President's Welcome Message to Students</a></li>
299  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/prospective/index.php">Why Choose LPC?</a></li>
300  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/gv/index.php">College Governance</a></li>
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302  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="http://www.lpcfoundation.org/">Foundation</a></li>
303  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/about/index.php">About Las Positas College</a></li>
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309  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/childcenter/index.php">Child Development Center</a></li>
310  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/outreach/index.php">Outreach Services</a></li>
311  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/educationalpartnerships/index.php">Educational Partnerships</a></li>
312  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/careercenter/employer-services.php">Employer Services</a></li>
313  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="https://www.tocite.net/laspositascollege/portal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Parking Permits</a></li>
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319  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/financialaid/consumerinfo.php">Consumer Information</a></li>
320  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/measure-a/index.php">Measure A</a></li>
321  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/quicklinks/alpha.php">A - Z</a></li>
322  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="http://lpcexpressnews.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Express</a></li>
323  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="https://havikjournal.wixsite.com/website" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Havik</a></li>
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332  <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
333Admissions &amp; Support
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340  <a href="/stepstosuccess/index.php">
341  <img class="img-fluid" src="/_resources/images/admission-dropdown.jpg" alt="Student sitting on steps.">
342  <span>Steps to Success</span>
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348  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="https://www.opencccapply.net/cccapply-welcome?cccMisCode=481" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apply for Admission</a></li>
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350  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/international/index.php">International Student Program</a></li>
351  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/admissions/forms.php">Admissions Office Forms</a></li>
352  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/admissions/transcripts.php">Transcripts</a></li>
353  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/admissions/fees.php">Fees, Tuition, &amp; Refunds</a></li>
354  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/admissions/requirements.php">Residency Requirement</a></li>
355  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/admissions/registration.php">Registration Policies</a></li>
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361  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/financialaid/index.php">Financial Aid Office</a></li>
362  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/financialaid/applications.php">Apply for Financial Aid</a></li>
363  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/financialaid/forms.php">Financial Aid Forms &amp; Petitions</a></li>
364  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/financialaid/eligibility.php">Financial Aid Eligibility</a></li>
365  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="https://lpc.financialaidtv.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Financial Aid TV</a></li>
366  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/financialaid/waiver.php">California College Promise Grant</a></li>
367  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/financialaid/scholarshipinfo.php">Scholarships</a></li>
368  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/financialaid/aid.php">Types of Financial Aid</a></li>
369  </ul>
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373  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/counseling/index.php">Counseling Office</a></li>
374  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/counseling/forms.php">Counseling Forms</a></li>
375  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/stepstosuccess/preparecounselingappointment.php">Preparing to See a Counselor</a></li>
376  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/counseling/priority.php">Need Priority Registration?</a></li>
377  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/counseling/courses.php">Counseling Courses &amp; Workshops</a></li> 
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385<li class="nav-item dropdown main-nav-dropdown">
386  <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
387Students
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394  <a href="/stepstosuccess/preparecounselingappointment.php">
395  <img class="img-fluid" src="/_resources/images/pres-scholars.jpg" alt="President's Scholars Program">
396  <span>See a Counselor</span>
397  </a>
398  </div>
399  <div class="col-12 col-lg-3 mega-content-ul-li">
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401  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/studentservices/index.php">Office of Student Services</a></li>
402  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/assessment/index.php">Assessment Center</a></li>
403  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/bcrc/index.php">Black Cultural Resource Center</a></li>
404  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/careercenter/index.php">Career Center</a></li>
405  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/communitycenter/index.php">Cultural Community Center</a></li>  
406  <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="/dsps/index.php">Disability Resource Center (DSPS)</a></li>
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550                     <h1>About Las Positas College</h1>
551                     
552                     <h2>History</h2>
553                     
554                     <p>Las Positas College is located 40 miles southeast of San Francisco, amid one of California's
555                        fastest growing regions for business, science, and technology. Gently rolling hills
556                        and picturesque vineyards provide the scenic background for the College's 147-acre
557                        campus.</p>
558                     
559                     <p>Las Positas College began as an extension center of Chabot College in 1963, offering
560                        24 classes and enrolling 810 students at Livermore High School and two other sites.
561                        By 1965, the program had expanded and moved to Granada High School in Livermore. It
562                        subsequently grew to include Amador and Dublin High Schools as well. The District
563                        purchased the Livermore site that same year, intending to develop a comprehensive
564                        community college. On March 31, 1975, “Valley Campus” opened as the Livermore Education
565                        Center of Chabot College.</p>
566                     
567                     <p>In 1988, the College was designated by the Board of Governors to be an independent
568                        college and on January 7, 1991, LPC received full accreditation from the Accrediting
569                        Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.</p>
570                     
571                     <h2>Overview</h2>
572                     
573                     <p>Las Positas College currently enrolls nearly 8,500 day and evening students. The College
574                        offers curriculum for students seeking career preparation, transfer to a four-year
575                        college or university, or personal enrichment. The College provides university transfer
576                        classes, retraining classes for those in need of employment or career advancement,
577                        a first-time educational opportunity for many adults, enrichment classes for those
578                        seeking a broader perspective, and career and technical training for those entering
579                        the technical and paraprofessional work force. Las Positas College excels in helping
580                        students transfer to the University of California system, the California State University
581                        system, and other four-year institutions.</p>
582                     
583                     <p>Students who come to the College can choose any of 24 Occupational Associate Degrees,
584                        17 Transfer Associate Degrees, and 44 Certificate Programs. In addition, the College
585                        offers community education courses geared toward personal development and cultural
586                        enrichment.</p>
587                     
588                     <p>Academic rigor is maintained in a friendly, personal atmosphere. Las Positas College
589                        faculty and staff are distinguished by their energy, creativity, and commitment to
590                        making a difference in the lives of the students they serve.</p>
591                     
592                     <p>Las Positas College is a learning-centered institution focused on excellence and student
593                        success, and is fully committed to supporting all Tri-Valley residents in their quest
594                        for education and advancement.</p>
595                     
596                     <p>The campus is accessible from BART and Interstate 580. Students can take buses from
597                        the Pleasanton-Dublin BART station and from many locations in Livermore and Pleasanton.
598                        The College is proud of its exceptional safety record, which has made it one of the
599                        safest colleges in the Bay Area, and its commitment to sustainability, including LEED
600                        facilities, recycling and paper reduction practices, and photovoltaic (solar) parking
601                        structures generating one megawatt of energy.</p>
602                     
603                     <h2>Las Positas College Presidents</h2>
604                     
605                     <ul>
606                        
607                        <li>Dean, Valley Campus - Barbara M. Mertes, Ph.D. - __ to 1993</li>
608                        
609                        <li>President Barbara A. Adams - 1990 to 1993</li>
610                        
611                        <li>
611President Susan A. Cota, Ph.D. - 1994 to 2001</li>
612                        
613                        <li>President Karen Halliday - 2001 to 2008</li>
614                        
615                        <li>President DeRionne P. Pollard, Ph.D. - 2008 to 2010</li>
616                        
617                        <li>President Kevin G. Walthers, Ph.D. - 2011 to 2013</li>
618                        
619                        <li>President Barry A. Russell, Ph.D. - 2013 to 2018</li>
620                        
621                        <li>President Dyrell Foster, Ed.D. - 2019 to Present</li>
622                        </ul>
623                     
624                     <h2>History of Las Positas College</h2>
625                     
626                     <p>Las Positas College began as an extension center of Chabot College in 1963, offering
627                        24 classes and enrolling 810 students at Livermore High School and two other sites.
628                        By 1965, the program had expanded and moved to Granada High School in Livermore. It
629                        subsequently grew to include Amador and Dublin High Schools as well. The District
630                        purchased the Livermore site that same year, intending to develop a comprehensive
631                        community college. On March 31, 1975, “Valley Campus” opened as the Livermore Education
632                        Center of Chabot College.</p>
633                     
634                     <p>In 1991 the first full graduating class was honored at Convocation. There were 5 buildings
635                        on the west end of campus and Convocation was held on the lawn to the west (in front
636                        of) the current Building 700.</p>
637                     
638                     <h2>What Does "Las Positas" Mean?</h2>
639                     
640                     <p>The Spanish word "pozos" means springs. The early Tri Valley settler, Robert Livermore,
641                        named his homestead "Las Positas", as it had a nice spring running through it. This
642                        was apparently his own form of Spanish to mean "The Springs." Livermore was born and
643                        raised in an English village named Springfield, in Essex. The village still has the
644                        Livermore family home "Springfield House", thus a connection to his home village was
645                        in the name "Las Positas."</p>
646                     
647                     <p>Robert Livermore married the widow Maria Josefa de Jesus Higuera on 5 May 1838, daughter
648                        of José Loreto Higuera, a grantee of Rancho Los Tularcitos. She was a member of the
649                        Higuera and Bernal families. Some of her elders were in the Spanish party accompanying
650                        De Anza into Norte California in 1775-76.</p>
651                     
652                     <p>Credit: Janet Newton, "Las Positas, the Store of Robert and Josefa Livermore," 1969.</p>
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