League Reaffirmation - Johnson County Community College

“Johnson County Community
College serves as a vital pillar in
supporting the excellent quality
of life in Johnson County by
providing outstanding higher
education, personal enrichment
and career training opportunities
for present and future
generations. It is a regionally
respected mecca for the fine
arts through the Carlsen Center
for the Performing Arts and
the Nerman Museum of
Contemporary Art. A strong,
vibrant community college
always plays an important role in
a community. JCCC does that and
more in making Johnson County
a community of choice to live, to
learn, and to appreciate and
enjoy a legacy of the arts.”
– Annabeth Surbaugh,
chairman, Johnson County
Board of County
Commissioners
About students
JCCC credit students include traditional undergraduate students
who are recent high school graduates as well as nontraditional
adult students. In fall 2006, 55 percent of all JCCC students were
female, 67 percent were part­time students and 77 percent lived
in Johnson County. The average age of JCCC students was 25.6.
Each year, about 22 percent of local high school graduates
attend JCCC.
Degrees and certificates
JCCC offers four associate of arts, two associate of science and
52 associate of applied science degrees, an associate of general
studies degree and more than 100 career program certificates and
transfer courses.
Continuing education
Continuing education students at JCCC include those seeking
workforce training through public seminars or contract training,
people seeking personal enrichment courses on topics from
gardening to money management and audiences for performances
at the Carlsen Center.
Accreditation
Johnson County Community College is officially accredited by the
Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of
Colleges and Schools and is a participant in the Academic Quality
Improvement Program. In addition, individual programs are
accredited by associated professional organizations:
• Accounting, Business Office Technology, Entrepreneurship,
Business Administration and Marketing and Management,
Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs
• Dental Hygiene, American Dental Hygienists Association and
American Dental Association
• Fire Service Administration, International Fire Service
Accreditation Congress
• Hiersteiner Child Development Center, National Association
for the Education of Young Children
• Hospitality Food and Beverage and Chef Apprentice,
American Culinary Federation
• Mobile Intensive Care Technician, Joint Review Committee
on Educational Programs for the EMT­Paramedic
• Nursing, Kansas State Board of Nursing and National
League for Nursing
• Paralegal and Legal Nurse Consulting, American Bar Association
• Basic Police Academy, University of Kansas
• Respiratory Care, Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
Education Programs upon recommendation of the Committee on
Accreditation for Respiratory Care
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