Klamath Community College (KCC) is a

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Klamath Falls, Oregon Klamath Falls ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Klamath County, Oregon, United States. The city was originally called ''Linkville'' when George Nurse founded the town in 1867. It was named after the Link River, on whose falls the city was ...

. KCC's primary service area is Klamath County and Lake County in South Central Oregon. The majority of Klamath County is its official service area, while KCC has a "contract out of district" (COD) with Lake County. The region is just north of the California border and east of the

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, with a combined area that spans approximately 14,500 square miles. Total enrollment during the 2017-2018 school year was 1,683 students, consisting of 577 full-time students and 1,106 part-time students.

History

service district was established by the voters of Klamath County in 1996. After several years of contracting with Rogue Community College,

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, and

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to hold classes in rented facilities, a permanent campus was opened in 2000, situated on a land on the east side of Klamath Falls.

Academics

The college offers several different

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programs, which represent 50% of the degrees granted. Non-credit ( community education) classes are also available, mostly less than a year degrees which represent 36% of the degrees offered by KCC, including certifications for traffic flagging,

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and wildland fire. Other degrees take at least a year but less than two years, which represent 4% of the degrees offered at KCC. Klamath Community College also offers workforce development training courses to companies and their employees. Klamath Community College was initially

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by the

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in September 2004.

Articulation agreements

Klamath Community College has articulation agreements with five Oregon universities: Eastern Oregon University, Linfield College, Oregon Institute of Technology, Oregon State University, and Southern Oregon University. Each agreement provides no loss of credit during transfer and allows students to earn a bachelor's degree while living in Klamath Falls.

Administration

Klamath Community College is governed by a seven-person board. Five board members are elected by geographical zone, and two are elected at large. One representative from the college's student government participates in meetings as a non-voting member.

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