Female students make up 55 percent of the student body. About 11 percent are non-Caucasian. Approximately 70 percent of JCCC s students attend classes part time, but the remaining students who attend full time account for 53 percent of all credit hours. The college has a full-time faculty and staff of about 845. Another 1,800 people work part time.
Most faculty members have master s degrees, and many have or are earning doctorates.
Faculty and staff have won many awards for excellence. The 234-acre campus, which opened in 1972 with six buildings, is located near the population center of the county at College Boulevard and Quivira Road. Today, there are 14 major buildings on campus. New buildings are constructed at a steady pace. The newest is the Student Center, which opened in spring 2000, housing JCCC s student services, the bookstore and the college s dining services.