Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson Community College (HutchCC or HCC) is a public community college in Hutchinson, Kansas.
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Former names | Hutchinson Junior College (1928-1965)[1] Hutchinson Community Junior College (1965-1980)[1] Hutchinson Community College (1980-1993)[1] Hutchinson Community College and Area Vocational School (1993-2012)[1] |
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Type | Public community college |
Established | 1928[1] |
Affiliation | Kansas Board of Regents |
Academic affiliation | HLC |
President | Carter File |
Academic staff | 269 (2020)[2] |
Administrative staff | 385 (2020)[2] |
Students | 8,235 (2019)[2] |
Location | , , United States 38.069192°N 97.920282°W |
Newspaper | The Hutchinson Collegian[3] |
Academic term | Semester |
Colors | Scarlet & Blue |
Nickname | Blue Dragons |
Sporting affiliations |
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Mascot | Duke the Dragon |
Website | hutchcc.edu |
History
The college was established in the spring of 1928 as Hutchinson Junior College, and held its first classes that fall.[1] On July 1, 1965, the name was changed to Hutchinson Community Junior College, then in 1980 to Hutchinson Community College. On July 1, 1993, Hutchinson Community College was renamed once again to Hutchinson Community College and Area Vocational School after a merger with the local vocational school. In 2012, the vocational school addition was removed, and the institution finally became known as Hutchinson Community College.
Campuses
The main campus is located at 1300 North Plum in Hutchinson, and mostly bounded between the streets of 11th St, 14th St, Plum St. HCC has two satellite locations in McPherson and Newton.
Academics
Students can choose from more than 70 different academic programs leading to Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees. Hutchinson Community College has transfer and articulation agreements with every Kansas Regents university and college, as well as a variety of institutions across the country.
The college also offers over 50 technical programs.
Athletics
Notable alumni
- Kadeem Allen, professional basketball player
- Andy Dirks, former professional baseball outfielder.
- Markus Golden, professional football linebacker.
- Shaun Hill, professional football quarterback.
- Darius Johnson-Odom, professional basketball player.
- Alvin Kamara, professional football running back.
- Andre Morris, former sprint runner.
- Cordarrelle Patterson, professional football wide receiver and kickoff returner.
- Mathew Pitsch (Class of 1983), Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives.
- Mike Zagurski, professional baseball pitcher.
See also
- Hutchinson Sports Arena
- Cosmosphere space museum
References
- "History of HutchCC". hutchcc.edu. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- "Community College Data Book" (PDF). Kansas Board of Regents. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- "The Hutchinson Collegian". collegianweb.com. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
External links
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