diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/local_coordinate_coding/lcc.hpp b/src/mlpack/methods/local_coordinate_coding/lcc.hpp
index ec1e8018a3..6738ca9f98 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/local_coordinate_coding/lcc.hpp
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/local_coordinate_coding/lcc.hpp
@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@ class LocalCoordinateCoding
   //! Modify the objective tolerance.
   double& Tolerance() { return tolerance; }
 
+  //! Serialize the model.
+  template<typename Archive>
+  void Serialize(Archive& ar, const unsigned int /* version */);
+
  private:
   //! Number of atoms in dictionary.
   size_t atoms;
diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/local_coordinate_coding/lcc_impl.hpp b/src/mlpack/methods/local_coordinate_coding/lcc_impl.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..531474df2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/local_coordinate_coding/lcc_impl.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/**
+ * @file lcc_impl.hpp
+ * @author Nishant Mehta
+ *
+ * Implementation of Local Coordinate Coding
+ */
+#ifndef __MLPACK_METHODS_LOCAL_COORDINATE_CODING_LCC_IMPL_HPP
+#define __MLPACK_METHODS_LOCAL_COORDINATE_CODING_LCC_IMPL_HPP
+
+// In case it hasn't been included yet.
+#include "lcc.hpp"
+
+namespace mlpack {
+namespace lcc {
+
+template<typename DictionaryInitializer>
+LocalCoordinateCoding::LocalCoordinateCoding(
+    const arma::mat& data,
+    const size_t atoms,
+    const double lambda,
+    const size_t maxIterations,
+    const double tolerance,
+    const DictionaryInitializer& initializer) :
+    atoms(atoms),
+    lambda(lambda),
+    maxIterations(maxIterations),
+    tolerance(tolerance)
+{
+  // Train the model.
+  Train(data, initializer);
+}
+
+template<typename DictionaryInitializer>
+void LocalCoordinateCoding::Train(
+    const arma::mat& data,
+    const DictionaryInitializer& initializer)
+{
+  Timer::Start("local_coordinate_coding");
+
+  // Initialize the dictionary.
+  initializer.Initialize(data, atoms, dictionary);
+
+  double lastObjVal = DBL_MAX;
+
+  // Take the initial coding step, which has to happen before entering the main
+  // loop.
+  Log::Info << "Initial Coding Step." << std::endl;
+
+  arma::mat codes;
+  Encode(data, codes);
+  arma::uvec adjacencies = find(codes);
+
+  Log::Info << "  Sparsity level: " << 100.0 * ((double)(adjacencies.n_elem)) /
+      ((double)(atoms * data.n_cols)) << "%.\n";
+  Log::Info << "  Objective value: " << Objective(data, codes, adjacencies)
+      << "." << std::endl;
+
+  for (size_t t = 1; t != maxIterations; t++)
+  {
+    Log::Info << "Iteration " << t << " of " << maxIterations << "."
+        << std::endl;
+
+    // First step: optimize the dictionary.
+    Log::Info << "Performing dictionary step..." << std::endl;
+    OptimizeDictionary(data, codes, adjacencies);
+    double dsObjVal = Objective(data, codes, adjacencies);
+    Log::Info << "  Objective value: " << dsObjVal << "." << std::endl;
+
+    // Second step: perform the coding.
+    Log::Info << "Performing coding step..." << std::endl;
+    Encode(data, codes);
+    adjacencies = find(codes);
+    Log::Info << "  Sparsity level: " << 100.0 * ((double) (adjacencies.n_elem))
+        / ((double)(atoms * data.n_cols)) << "%.\n";
+
+    // Terminate if the objective increased in the coding step.
+    double curObjVal = Objective(data, codes, adjacencies);
+    if (curObjVal > dsObjVal)
+    {
+      Log::Warn << "Objective increased in coding step!  Terminating."
+          << std::endl;
+      break;
+    }
+
+    // Find the new objective value and improvement so we can check for
+    // convergence.
+    double improvement = lastObjVal - curObjVal;
+    Log::Info << "Objective value: " << curObjVal << " (improvement "
+        << std::scientific << improvement << ")." << std::endl;
+
+    if (improvement < tolerance)
+    {
+      Log::Info << "Converged within tolerance " << tolerance << ".\n";
+      break;
+    }
+
+    lastObjVal = curObjVal;
+  }
+
+  Timer::Stop("local_coordinate_coding");
+}
+
+template<typename Archive>
+void LocalCoordinateCoding::Serialize(Archive& ar,
+                                      const unsigned int /* version */)
+{
+  ar & data::CreateNVP(atoms, "atoms");
+  ar & data::CreateNVP(dictionary, "dictionary");
+  ar & data::CreateNVP(lambda, "lambda");
+  ar & data::CreateNVP(maxIterations, "maxIterations");
+  ar & data::CreateNVP(tolerance, "tolerance");
+}
+
+} // namespace lcc
+} // namespace mlpack
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/mlpack/tests/local_coordinate_coding_test.cpp b/src/mlpack/tests/local_coordinate_coding_test.cpp
index 98fea7fcff..2e51d90861 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/tests/local_coordinate_coding_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mlpack/tests/local_coordinate_coding_test.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 #include "old_boost_test_definitions.hpp"
+#include "serialization.hpp"
 
 using namespace arma;
 using namespace mlpack;
@@ -117,4 +118,47 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(LocalCoordinateCodingTestDictionaryStep)
   BOOST_REQUIRE_SMALL(norm(grad, "fro"), tol);
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(SerializationTest)
+{
+  mat X = randu<mat>(100, 100);
+  size_t nAtoms = 25;
+
+  LocalCoordinateCoding lcc(nAtoms, 0.05);
+  lcc.Train(X);
+
+  mat Y = randu<mat>(100, 200);
+  mat codes;
+  lcc.Encode(Y, codes);
+
+  LocalCoordinateCoding lccXml(50, 0.1), lccText(12, 0.0), lccBinary(0, 0.0);
+  SerializeObjectAll(lcc, lccXml, lccText, lccBinary);
+
+  CheckMatrices(lcc.Dictionary(), lccXml.Dictionary(), lccText.Dictionary(),
+      lccBinary.Dictionary());
+
+  mat xmlCodes, textCodes, binaryCodes;
+  lccXml.Encode(Y, xmlCodes);
+  lccText.Encode(Y, textCodes);
+  lccBinary.Encode(Y, binaryCodes);
+
+  CheckMatrices(codes, xmlCodes, textCodes, binaryCodes);
+
+  // Check the parameters, too.
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(lcc.Atoms(), lccXml.Atoms());
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(lcc.Atoms(), lccText.Atoms());
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(lcc.Atoms(), lccBinary.Atoms());
+
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_CLOSE(lcc.Tolerance(), lccXml.Tolerance(), 1e-5);
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_CLOSE(lcc.Tolerance(), lccText.Tolerance(), 1e-5);
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_CLOSE(lcc.Tolerance(), lccBinary.Tolerance(), 1e-5);
+
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_CLOSE(lcc.Lambda(), lccXml.Lambda(), 1e-5);
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_CLOSE(lcc.Lambda(), lccText.Lambda(), 1e-5);
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_CLOSE(lcc.Lambda(), lccBinary.Lambda(), 1e-5);
+
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(lcc.MaxIterations(), lccXml.MaxIterations());
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(lcc.MaxIterations(), lccText.MaxIterations());
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(lcc.MaxIterations(), lccBinary.MaxIterations());
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END();