Kingsborough Community College (KBCC) is a public

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. It is part of the

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(CUNY) system and the only community college in Brooklyn."Millionaire bookseller donates $1 million for Kingsborough scholarships,"
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History

Kingsborough was founded in 1963, and serves approximately 10,000 students. In its early years, it also had an annex, known as the "Mid-Brooklyn campus". In 2019 Leonard Riggio, the founder and chairman of

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book stores, donated $1 million toward scholarships for Kingsborough students. It was recognized in April 2019 as one of the top 10 community colleges in the United States by the

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Campus

Located in Manhattan Beach, the campus overlooks

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, and the

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. The library at Kingsborough Community College is named after former

Chancellor

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. The 743-seat Leon M. Goldstein Performing Arts Center at Kingsborough was named in honor of

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, who was President at the college from 1971 to 1999. Kingsborough is the only college in New York City with its own private beach, which is open for swimming during the summer.

Athletics

Kingsborough Community College teams participate as a member of the

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(NJCAA). The Wave is a member of the

section of the

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(CUNYAC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, tennis, and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, tennis, track & field, and volleyball.

Awards and rankings

* Kingsborough was identified as an Aspen Prize Top 4 Community Colleges by the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program in 2013 * In 2009, Kingsborough received the Diana Hacker TYCA Outstanding Program in English Award from the National Two-Year College English Association (TYCA) * Kingsborough's "Eco-Festival" won the 2008 CUNY Sustainability Award for environmental education and advocacy * Kingsborough received an award from the Center for Digital Education for "exceptional technology support to students and educators" in 2009 * In 2007, the college received a Brooklyn Buildings Award from the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. The award recognizes "newly completed construction projects that have a positive impact on rooklyn'seconomy and quality of life.

Notable alumni

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(born 1967), world champion heavyweight boxer *

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(1950–1991), multi-instrumentalist and musician *

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(born 1997), Anguillan sprinter *

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fighter * Rey Palacios (born 1962),

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Major League baseball catcher * Barbara Patton (born 1944), lawyer and politician *

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, former New York City Councilman * Aesha Waks, actress * Andrew D. Weyman, television director and producer

Notable faculty

* Katasha Artis (born 1973), basketball player and coach * Edward H. Bersoff, president, CEO & founder of BTG, Inc. *

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* Eleanor Cory (born 1943), composer * Craig Drennen (born 1966), artist * Paul Goldberg, geologist *

(died 1999), President of Kingsborough Community College, and acting Chancellor of the

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(1941-2020), comic book editor and executive *

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'' * Seymour P. Lachman (born 1933), professor, political historian, book author, and politician * Ronny Lee (born Ronald Leventhal; 1927–2015), guitarist and author of music instruction publications *

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(born Ursula Meyer; 1923–2016), composer *

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(1943–2017), composer * Fred Mitchell (1923–2013), New York School

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Regina Peruggi Regina S. Peruggi (born c. 1947)Karen Arenson ''The New York Times'', May 25, 2004. Retrieved April 6, 2008. Age at time of article was 57. is an American educator, who was the President of Kingsborough Community College from 2005 to 2014, the fi ...

(born c. 1947), President of Kingsborough Community CollegeEducation Update - President Regina S. Peruggi, Kingsborough Community College
/ref> * Abram Schlemowitz (1910–1998), sculptor * Frederic Matys Thursz (1930–1992), abstract painter * Calvin Edouard Ward (1925-2018), concert pianist, music theorist, and educator

References

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