text: LFCC named to Great Colleges to Work for Honor Roll | Lord Fairfax Community College
  LFCC named to Great Colleges to Work for Honor Roll
  For the sixth straight year, LFCC has been named a Great College to Work For® based on the latest workplace satisfaction survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education, a top trade publication for colleges and universities.
  This also marks LFCC's fifth time as an "Honor Roll" institution. Among two-year colleges, the 12 colleges that were cited most often across 11 recognition categories were named to the honor roll.
  LFCC was one of just three community colleges in the nation to be cited in 10 of the 11 categories, and the only one in the medium-sized category (3,000-9,999 students). LFCC received high marks for collaborative governance; compensation and benefits; confidence in senior leadership; facilities, workspace and security; job satisfaction; professional/career development programs; respect and appreciation; supervisor/department chair relationship; teaching environment and work/life balance.
  Facilities lead Steve Smith, instructional technology specialist Gannon Nordberg, Dr. Brandon Shaw, dean of science, engineering, math and health, and fitness center attendant Jayne Lewinski are recent graduates of the President's Career Enrichment Program.
  "LFCC is a great place to work because the college highly values its employees and creates a caring, positive work atmosphere," LFCC President Dr. Cheryl Thompson-Stacy says. "Their concerns, opinions, and thoughts about the college are solicited through various forums and college-wide events. We also offer a work atmosphere that supports a proper work/life balance through flexible work schedules, professional development opportunities, free fitness classes and wellness initiatives, and we encourage employees to build relationships with co-workers and the community."
  Cybersecurity program manager Dr. Henry Coffman's job satisfaction has continued to increase after more than a decade at LFCC.
  "I have been at the college for almost 13 years, and the working environment continues to grow through outstanding quality of leadership," he says. "Everyone holds each other in high regard through collaborative discussions, superb technology support, and excellent administration and faculty interaction."
  Associate Professor of Math Cyril Petras says everyone at LFCC collaborates in the pursuit of helping students succeed.
  "I also think under Dr. Chery'ls leadership, the best people are hired for each job at the college," he says. "It makes our jobs easier when we know that everyone around us is doing the best they can."
  More than 45,000 people working at 77 community colleges and 155 four-year colleges responded to the Great Colleges to Work For® survey, which was open to all accredited institutions with at least 500 students.
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