As the new school year begins at Las Positas College, Welcome Back Week introduced new students to LPC’s resources.
From August 24-27, tables were set up outside the 1600 building, each one representing a different resource or program offered at LPC. Students…
As of July 2026, construction for a brand new science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) building started. The building meant for STEM and art students, is set to be complete by fall 2028.
The STEAM building has been in the works for…
New data from the Michelson Center for Public Policy reveals that California’s Zero Textbook Cost program, or ZTC Program, saved community college students $32.9 million during the 2024-25 academic year. As a result, a resolution has been introduced to the California Senate…
Retiree and Las Positas student Al Franz sat at the front of the classroom, listening intently as librarian Stephanie Fish explained the resources LPC students can access through the LPC library.
Franz is taking creative writing classes at LPC and wanted to learn…
Students now have access to Canvas, three days after a cyberattack shut down the learning management system.
Ron Gerhard, chancellor of the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District, announced via email on May 11 that students could return to Canvas. A deal was reached between…
A crowd gathered under the stage lights of the Main Theater in the Mertes Center for Arts at Las Positas College on May 2. Readers, writers and students gathered to celebrate books and the art of storytelling, when bestselling author Leila Mottley…
On May 7, around 1 p.m., Canvas shut down across the country, affecting around 9,000 schools, including Las Positas College. Although service has since been restored, the LPC’s district is still advising students and employees to avoid using Canvas until further notice.
The…
Even the rainy forecast couldn’t stop the Spring Job and Internship Fair from taking place on April 22. The fair was held in the Cultural Community Center for the first time. Students could connect with employers without stepping in puddles or tucking…
The 2025-26 academic year has been big for LPC’s Honors Transfer Program. In previous years, the honors program only had a handful of students, the honors lounge near empty. Now, the program has a waitlist. The lounge is filled with students coming…
As second year LPC student Trinidi Zuniga listened to the Women’s History Month panel in LPC’s Cultural Community Center, she gained not only advice, but insight into her own life.
Zuniga’s mother, Tanika Zuniga, is a criminal analyst and former law enforcement…
