LFCC employees once again rate their jobs as highly satisfying

For the seventh straight year, LFCC has been named one of “The Great Colleges to Work For®” by The Chronicle of Higher Education based on workplace satisfaction surveys anonymously completed by faculty and staff, and an institutional audit.

This is LFCC’s sixth time being named an “Honor Roll” institution. Colleges with high scores in the most number of categories make the honor roll.

LFCC is one of only 12 community colleges across the nation to earn the “Honor Roll” distinction, and one of 24 to be named a “Great College to Work For®.”

College employees gave high marks to LFCC when it came to their compensation and benefits; work/life balance; their relationships with their supervisor or department chair; job satisfaction; facilities; and workspace and security.

“We really value our employees, and it’s gratifying to have confirmation through this Chronicle survey that they appreciate that and enjoy coming to work,” says LFCC President Kim Blosser. “We work hard to be transparent and to seek employees’ input. They’re encouraged to attend open presentations by candidates applying for high-level positions, such as deans, vice presidents, and even the president, and provide feedback. We regularly schedule open forums on the budget, employee compensation, and updates on college-wide and system initiatives.

“They are encouraged to take advantage of the free tuition available to them for all LFCC classes, and we provide funding for professional development and continuing education for those seeking a degree. They’re invited to regular luncheons, picnics, award ceremonies and other celebrations, such as our first family campout last fall. The college really strives to recognize our employees’ successes and hard work. And, while we take seriously our mission of offering our students the best possible education and services, we also have fun while doing it.”

About 250 LFCC employees received the survey via email during the spring semester. Of the 253 institutions of higher education surveyed, 88 were community colleges.

The Chronicle of Higher Education has been conducting the survey for 11 years. The audit portion of the assessment looks at demographics, policies and practices. A special Academic Workplace supplement in The Chronicle coming out July 20 will feature the survey results.

The newspaper version of the publication has more than 51,000 subscribers, and a readership of more than 215,000, while the web version has nearly 2 million unique visitors a month.