The district purchased the Livermore site that same year, intending to develop a comprehensive community 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. Las Positas College has since developed into a fully accredited comprehensive institution. In 1988 the College was designated by the Board of Governors to be an independent college. Las Positas College currently enrolls approximately 7,000 day and evening students.
Academic rigor is maintained in a friendly, personal atmosphere.
Las Positas faculty and staff are distinguished by their energy, creativity, and commitment to making a difference in the lives of the students they serve. Las Positas College's Mission Statement is reviewed annually to ensure that the College and the Mission are aligned and that they are both in agreement with the needs and principles of the community. Las Positas College is committed to creating a learning environment of excellence and student success. We believe that the qualities of an educated person include knowledge, competency, mental and physical well-being, concern for the environment, and respect for the dignity of diverse peoples and cultures. We offer students the opportunity to participate actively in the educational process, to make significant choices, and to achieve increasing self-direction in an atmosphere in which the freedom to create and to explore ideas is encouraged and supported.