LCC's Athletic Department fields nine intercollegiate teams. Lansing Community College Stars compete in the Michigan Community College Athletic Association and the National Junior College Athletic Association. The community college opened its doors in 1951 with 120 students and six teachers. Lansing Community College became a four-year institution in 1970. Today, it has an enrollment of about 9,000 students and offers more than 50 courses of study. The college's main campus is located near downtown Lansing, MI. Lansing Community College athletic programs include: men's and women's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball. The college also has a military program that grants degrees to active duty servicemen and women. The college's baseball team competes as an independent program and plays its home games at LCC Stadium. LCCHockey competes in the Midwest Region of Division II of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). The school's ice hockey team won the national title in 1990. In 1992, 1997, and 1998, the team finished second behind Boston University. In addition to its on-campus location, LCC offers learning centers in East Lansing, Ionia, and Taylor.