Kansas City Kansas Community College

Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC) is a public two year community college in Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States. The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a commission of the North Central Association and the Kansas Board of Regents. KCKCC has its own police force, the Kansas City Kansas Community College Police, which was established to protect KCKCC community and property. History Kansas City Kansas Community College was founded in 1923 as a junior college within the Kansas City, Kansas Public School system by Superintendent M.E. Pearson. The college initially operated as two segregated divisions: the Central division for white students at Wyandotte High School and the Sumner division for Black students at Sumner High School. The inaugural class consisted of 56 students taught by high school instructors. In 1951, Superintendent F.L. Schlagle integrated the college divisions, citing low enrollment during the Korean War. That same year, the institution received its first accreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. In 1965, the college joined the Kansas statewide community junior college system. This led to the 1967 establishment of an independent Board of Trustees and the expansion of the college district to include all of Wyandotte County. Following a 1968 bond approval, the college opened a West Campus at 72nd and State Avenue in 1972 to address overcrowding; this became the primary campus after the downtown location closed in 1973. The college added a nursing program in 1970 and, in 2008, absorbed the Kansas City, Kansas Area Vocational Technical School to form the KCKCC Technical Education Center (TEC). The TEC moved to the former Walmart at 65th and State Avenue in 2013, and the Leavenworth campus transitioned to the Pioneer Career Center in 2015. In 2022, the college completed Centennial Hall, its first on-campus residential facility. Buildings The main buildings of KCKCC are all dedicated to someone who was an important part of KCKCC's history. Athletics The official mascot for the Kansas City Kansas Community College is the Blue Devils. The college has 8 sports. They participate in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. The women's basketball team won the NJCAA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship in 2016 and 2019. Notable alumni Fana Ashby, Trinidadian and Tobaganian sprinter Damion Barry, track & field medalist David E. Bruns, judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals Tom Burroughs, current member of the Kansas House of Representatives Mark Jelks, track & field medalist Sam Kass, NBC News senior food analyst and former president Barack Obama's Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition Policy, Sherridan Kirk, track & field medalist Quincy Morgan, former professional football player Cindy Neighbor, former member of the Kansas House of Representatives Melissa Oropeza, current member of the Kansas House of Representatives Irene C. Peden, first American woman engineer or scientist to conduct research in the Antarctic David Segui, former professional baseball player Kevin Young, former professional baseball player Valdenia Winn, former member of the Kansas House of Representatives References External links Official website