Kansas City Kansas Community College
- Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public, urban, open-door, and comprehensive community college committed to excellence in higher education. Through an accessible and supportive learning environment, the college mission is to provide higher education and lifelong learning to the varied communities, primarily in its service area of Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties.
School Highlights
Kansas City Kansas Community College serves 5,998 students (32% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 11:1 is lower than the state community college average of 12:1.
Minority enrollment is 61% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is more than the state average of 38%.
Top Rankings
Kansas City Kansas Community College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Kansas for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Diversity in US community colleges
- Diversity Average community college minority breakdown
- Community Size Largest student body
School Overview
The teacher population of 549 teachers has grown by 85% over five years.
| Kansas City Kansas Community College | (KS) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional | Associate's Colleges: High Vocational & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 549 staff | 156 staff |
| School Calendar | Link to School Calendar | |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Kansas City Kansas Community College seeks to provide an educational environment that encourages a strong commitment to high academic standards that sustains and advances excellence in learning and encourages challenging, innovative, and varied programs, teaching methods, and delivery systems; enhances student intellectual and social development to the fullest extent possible; and stresses the attitudes, behaviors, responsibilities, and skills required for effective learning and citizenship in a multicultural democracy. The college provides transfer education in the liberal arts and sciences, career education in a technical or professional field, general education and support services, continuing education and developmental education. The college provides community services that offer cultural and recreational activities, provide access to college facilities, and that serve as a planning, research, and resource center to the college's varied communities. The college seeks to provide a multicultural environment that reflects and respects diversity and seeks to increase understanding and appreciation of differences. A campus environment that promotes the teaching and learning process through accessible, comfortable, safe, and well-maintained facilities.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Kansas City Kansas Community College is Donnelly College (5.3 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- 586 students | 5.30 Mi608 N 18th St
Kansas City, KS 66102
(913) 621-8700 5.30586 - 15,770 students | 9.20 Mi3200 Broadway
Kansas City, MO 64111
(816) 604-1000 9.2015,770 - 323 students | 9.30 Mi3239 Broadway
Kansas City, MO 64111
(816) 531-5223 9.30323 - Pinnacle Career Institute-North Kansas CityPrivate for-profit5 students | 12.90 Mi11500 N Ambassador Ste 221
Kansas City, MO 64153
(816) 331-5700 12.905 - 852 students | 13.20 Mi1775 Universal Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64120
13.20852
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