Kennedy-King College
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Kennedy-King College (KKC) is a two-year community college in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is part of the City Colleges of Chicago, a system of two-year education that has existed in Chicago, Illinois since Crane Technical College began to accept adult students in 1911. KKC was founded as Woodrow Wilson Junior College in 1935 and operated by the city until 1966, when it became part of a State of Illinois community college system. The school was renamed in honor of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1969, a year after they were assassinated.
The eighteen-acre KKC campus, which spans Wentworth Avenue, was completed in 1972. It includes two gyms, a daycare center, a theater, a swimming pool, a television studio, and radio station WKKC FM. The campus library has over 50,000 books. The main building received an award from the American Institute of Architects. [1]
The school is set to get a $192 million makeover, including new buildings and a prominent clock tower on a 40-acre campus on Chicago's South Side. The project principal is Johnson and Lee Architects, Chicago.[2] [1]
The school participates in the National Junior College Athletic Association. [2] The KKC men's basketball team reached the national Top 20 in February 2007. [3] [3]
