Dr. Joseph Schaffer

Dr. Joe Schaffer considers himself a community college evangelist. Far from a success in his early college pursuits, an associate’s degree changed his life for the better. In repayment, his professional commitment has been to strengthening the mission of the community college locally and nationally. Dr. Schaffer’s work in the two-year higher education sector spans nearly two decades, serving the past 12 years in the role of CEO at two different institutions. Dr. Schaffer is currently the President of Laramie County Community College (also known as L-Triple C), Wyoming’s largest community college. LCCC is an aggressively innovative and comprehensive college with a main campus located in the state capital of Cheyenne, a branch campus in Laramie and outreach sites located across Southeastern Wyoming. Since Dr. Schaffer’s arrival at LCCC, the College has completed more than $75 million in facilities improvements, celebrated two record-setting graduating classes, and has seen the award of degrees and credentials to students increase by more than 38 percent.