Klamath Community College

Klamath Community College
Address
7390 South Sixth Street
Klamath Falls, Oregon, Klamath County, 97603
 United States
Information
Type Community College
Opened May 21, 1996
Campus 57 acres (23 ha)
Color(s) Burgundy
Mascot Badger
Website http://www.klamathcc.edu/default.aspx

Klamath Community College is a two-year college located in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Enrollment as of 2008-09 was 1,619 full-time equivalent (FTE) students.[1]

History

A community college service district was established by the voters of Klamath County in 1996. After several years of contracting with Rogue Community College, Oregon Institute of Technology, and Portland Community College to hold classes in rented facilities, a permanent campus was opened in 2000,[2] situated on a 57-acre (23 ha) land on the east side of Klamath Falls.[3] The school received a full accreditation from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities in September 2004,[4] which was renewed 5 years later after a 2009 evaluation visit by accrediting team representing the NWCCU.

Degrees

The college offers several different Associate's degree 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, welding 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 work force development training courses to companies and their employees.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Community Colleges: Individual Listings". Oregon Blue Book. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "About Klamath Community College", from the school website
  3. ↑ "Klamath Community College". The CollegeBound Network. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  4. ↑ NWCCU Directory of Institutions

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