Hutchinson Community College

Hutchinson Community College (HutchCC or HCC) is a public community college in Hutchinson, Kansas. It serves nearly 5,000 credit students every semester.

Hutchinson Community College
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]
TypePublic community college
Established1928 (1928) [1]
AffiliationKansas Board of Regents
Academic affiliation
HLC
PresidentCarter File
Academic staff
269 (2020)[2]
Administrative staff
385 (2020)[2]
Students8,235 (2019)[2]
Location
Hutchinson
,
Kansas
,
United States

38.069192°N 97.920282°W / 38.069192; -97.920282
NewspaperThe Hutchinson Collegian[3]
Academic termSemester
ColorsScarlet & Blue
   
NicknameBlue Dragons
Sporting affiliations
MascotDuke the Dragon
Websitehutchcc.edu
Hutchinson Community College and Cosmosphere (2014)

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
Main article: Hutchinson Blue Dragons

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "History of HutchCC". hutchcc.edu. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. "Community College Data Book" (PDF). Kansas Board of Regents. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "The Hutchinson Collegian". collegianweb.com. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
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