Southeastern Community College is a
public community college in
Iowa with two campuses, one in
Burlington and one in
Keokuk.
History
Southeastern Community College was formed in 1967 with the merging of two local colleges: Burlington Junior College, founded in 1920, and Keokuk Community College, founded in 1953.
Campus
The college also has a regional center in
Mount Pleasant and a downtown Burlington site which houses the Center for Business and Industry Services. The West Burlington campus serves as the administrative center and main campus.
Academics
Southeastern is
accredited by the
Higher Learning Commission.
Athletics
The West Burlington campus offers men's basketball, men's baseball, women's softball, golf and women's volleyball. Women's basketball is offered at the Keokuk campus. These teams have enjoyed much success, including three men's basketball championships (2000, 2003, 2004) and one softball national championship (2003). The school mascot is the Blackhawk.
Notable alumni and staff
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Ivan Almonte
Ivan Almonte (born January 20, 1981) is a professional basketball player from the Dominican Republic.
Ivan Almonte was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to his father Radhames and mother Altagracia Almonte. His brothers Erick a ...
, professional basketball player
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Eulis Baez, professional basketball player
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Joe O'Brien, college basketball coach
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Fred Brown, professional basketball player
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Jeff Reichman
Jeff Reichman is an American politician serving as a member of the Iowa Senate from the 50th district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 11, 2021.
Early life and education
Reichman was born in Keokuk, Iowa. After graduat ...
, member of the
Iowa Senate
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Kim Reynolds, 43rd
governor of Iowa and 46th
lieutenant governor of Iowa
This is a list of lieutenant governors of the U.S. state of Iowa.
History
Prior to 1990, the governor and lieutenant governor were elected in separate elections; since then they have run together on the same ticket.
List
See also
* List of g ...
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Filiberto Rivera, professional basketball player
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Devon Rouse
Devon Rouse (born July 18, 1998) is an American professional dirt track and stock car racing driver who primarily competes in sprint cars at local tracks in Iowa. He also competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No ...
, professional racecar driver
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Jimson St. Louis
Jimson St. Louis (born December 2, 2002) is a United States Virgin Islands international soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Dalton State Roadrunners and the United States Virgin Islands national team.
Career Youth
As a youth, St. ...
, professional football player
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Doug Thomas
Douglas Kim Thomas II (born September 20, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Mississauga Power of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). He has played professionally in Venezuela, Mexico, Romania ...
, professional basketball player
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Sam Williams, professional basketball player
References
External links
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Education in Des Moines County, Iowa
Education in Lee County, Iowa
Community colleges in Iowa
Educational institutions established in 1967
NJCAA athletics
Animation schools in the United States