Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC) is a public two year

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, United States. The college is accredited by the

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, a commission of the

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and the

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History

Kansas City Kansas Community College was founded in 1923 as part of the Public School System of Kansas City, Kansas. In 1965, in accordance with legislation governing two-year colleges in the State of Kansas, the name of the college changed to Kansas City Kansas Junior College. In 1979, legislative action created another name change for the two-year colleges in the state. The term "junior" was dropped from their names and replaced with "community"; at this time the college officially became known as Kansas City Kansas Community College.

Buildings

The main buildings of KCKCC are all dedicated to someone who was an important part of KCKCC's history.

Athletics

The official mascot for the Kansas City Kansas Community College is the Blue Devils. The college has 8 sports. They participate in the

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(NJCAA) and the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. The women's basketball team won the NJCAA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship in 2016 and 2019.

Notable alumni

Damion Barry Damion Ian Kenton Barry (born 3 March 1982 in Chaguanas) is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.55 seconds, achieved in June 2005 in Port-of-Spain. He attended the ...

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medalist * David E. Bruns, judge of the

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Tom Burroughs Tom Burroughs (born November 21, 1954) is a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives ...

, current member of the

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* Mark Jelks,

medalist *

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senior food analyst and former president

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's Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition Policy, *

Sherridan Kirk Sherridan Kirk (born February 11, 1981 on Tobago) is an athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specializes in the 800 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay. He attended the Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City Kansas Community Co ...

medalist *

Quincy Morgan Quincy Demond Earl Morgan (born September 23, 1977) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Denver Broncos. With the Steelers, he won S ...

, former professional football player * Cindy Neighbor, former member of the

* Irene C. Peden, first American woman engineer or scientist to conduct research in the Antarctic *

David Segui David Vincent Segui, (; born July 19, 1966) is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman. Segui was born in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of former Major League baseball pitcher Diego Seguí. He played collegiate baseball for Louisia ...

, former professional baseball player * Kevin Young, former professional baseball player * Valdenia Winn, former member of the

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* {{authority control Buildings and structures in Kansas City, Kansas Community colleges in Kansas Educational institutions established in 1923 Two-year colleges in the United States Education in Wyandotte County, Kansas NJCAA athletics 1923 establishments in Kansas