Wellamo Community College was founded in January 2007 and is owned by the City of Lahti. In addition to Lahti the catchment area covers Asikkala, Hollola, Kärkölä, Myrskylä, Orimattila and Padasjoki.
The office is in Lahti, in Terijoenkatu 2, but there are classes in over 100 different locations about the area.
Based on the needs of the citizens of its catchment area Wellamo Community College provides liberal adult education, which offers an opportunity for self-development as well as a chance to pursue interest-oriented studies in a variety of subjects in the various phases of life. There are classes in art and craft subjects, languages, physical education, information technology, social subjects etc.