Neosho County Community College (NCCC) is a public community college in Chanute, Kansas. It has a secondary campus in Ottawa, Kansas. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
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Former name | Chanute Junior College (1936-1965) |
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| Motto | Enriching Lives |
| Type | Public community college |
| Established | 1936 (Chanute) 1991 (Ottawa) |
| President | Brian Inbody |
Academic staff | 396 |
| Students | 1,791 (Fall 2023)[1] |
| Location | , , United States 37°40′12″N 95°27′51″W / 37.67000°N 95.46417°W |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colors | Black and orange[2] |
| Nickname | Panthers |
| Website | neosho |
History
editIn 1936, it was established as Chanute Junior College. On July 1, 1965, it was renamed to Neosho County Community Junior College.[3]
Campuses
editThe Chanute Campus of NCCC allows students to live on campus and have a dinner plan. This campus is more designed for full-time traditional students. It is also the larger of the two campuses.
The Ottawa campus is different from Chanute campus in that the former has no housing available. This campus is more designed for part-time nontraditional students, though significant numbers of traditional students also attend this campus. Students at Ottawa High School are offered numerous dual-credit college courses through this campus.
Athletics
editNotable alumni
edit- Edwin Bideau, lawyer and politician
- David Bote, professional baseball player
- Olga Fedori, actress
- Matt Strahm, professional baseball player
- Patrick Williams – professional MMA fighter for the UFC[4]
- Andy Young, professional baseball player[5]
References
edit- ^ "Board of Regents Announces 2023 Fall Semester Enrollment" (PDF). September 27, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ Neosho Community College Identification Standards Manual (PDF). Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ "About NCCC". Neosho. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Patrick Williams | UFC". 14 September 2018.
- ^ Stransell, Jake (20 August 2020). "Former Neosho County Community College baseball product receives call up to Majors". Four States Homepage. KSN. Retrieved 3 February 2021.