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Johnson county community college

School Overview:

School Notes:

• With more than 34,000 students enrolled in credit and continuing education classes each semester, Johnson County Community College is the state's third largest institution of higher education and the largest of its 19 community colleges.
• JCCC offers a full range of undergraduate credit courses that form the first two years of most college curricula. The college has more than 100 transfer agreements with area colleges and universities that ensure admittance to specific programs such as business, engineering and education. JCCC students are able to begin their first two years of a four-year degree program here and complete that degree on schedule.
• JCCC's continuing education program is the largest, most comprehensive in the Kansas City area. Through the Center for Business and Technology, participants can take courses in management and computer application or seminars and workshops that lead to professional certification and licensure. Personal enrichment classes, on topics ranging from gardening to money management, are also offered, while nationally and internationally performing and visual artists appear in the performance spaces and Gallery of Art in JCCC's Carlsen Center.
• The campus, centrally located in the county on 234 acres, opened in 1972. There are 18 major buildings on campus. Currently under construction are the Regnier Center for Technology and Business and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Today in Kansas City | Nov. 6 (The Kansas City Star)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 04:15:40 am
  EVENTS CROWN CENTER ICE TERRACE: 10 a.m.-11 p.m.; Crown Center Ice Terrace, 2450 Grand. $6; $3 seniors and children under 5. www.crowncenter.com (816-274-8411)
• Calendar | Events, Nov. 5-11 (The Kansas City Star)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 04:15:56 am
  ATTRACTIONS AND CHEAP THRILLS CROWN CENTER ICE TERRACE: 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Nov. 6-7; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Nov. 8-11; closes March 14. 2450 Grand. $6; $3 seniors and children under 5. www.crowncenter.com (816-274-8411)
• Calendar | Performing arts address book, Nov. 5-11 (The Kansas City Star)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 04:15:56 am
  All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church: 4501 Walnut. American Heartland Theatre: Crown Center Shops, Level Three, 2450 Grand.
• Calendar | Live music address book, Nov. 5-11 (The Kansas City Star)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 04:15:56 am
  DOWNTOWN Blue Room: 1600 E. 18th. www.americanjazz museum.org (816-474-2929)
• Today in Kansas City | Nov. 2 (The Kansas City Star)
  posted on November 2, 2009 at 04:16:06 am
  EVENTS KEYS TO THE CITY: 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Kansas City Central Library, 14 W. 10th. www.kclibrary .org (816-701-3407)

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